Reproductive Data for Cypraea moneta (Linnaeus)
egg diameter | - |
reproductive season | - |
development | - |
occurrence | common in basaltic tidepools above the low tide zone and on undersurfaces of loose rocks and dead coral in sandy areas; under loose stones in sandy mud at Hauulua, Oahu, and in tidepools high on basalt benches on Kauai |
references | E. A. Kay in The Systematics of the Cypraeidae Elucidated by a Study of Cypraea caputserpentis and Related Forms, 1957 |
Phylogenetic Information
phylum | Mollusca |
class | Gastropoda (subclass Prosobranchia) |
order | Neotaenioglossa |
family | Cypraeidae (subfamily Cypraeinae) |
genus | Cypraea |
species | moneta (Linnaeus) |
reproduction method | copulation |