Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Thrush Cowrie
Naria turdus
Thrush Cowrie
Category: Cowries
Scientific Name: Naria turdus
Size: Up to 2 in. (5 cm)  
Depth: 5-35 ft. (2-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean
Introduced species in the Caribbean
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) Cowries and Ovulids
    └Cypraeidae (Family) Cowries
     └Naria (Genus)
      └N. turdus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1079151🔗
iNaturalist ID: 747581🔗

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