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Mauritia depressa (Gray, 1824) Depressed cowrie |
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photo by
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| Family: | Cypraeidae (cowries) | |||
| Max. size: | 6 cm ShH (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: East Africa to eastern Polynesia; absent from Australia, apart from some oceanic coral reefs off northwest Australia. | |||
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| Biology: | Locally collected for food or for its shell (Ref. 349). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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