Nota de aplicación
Cowrie shells (Cypraeidae) and egg shells (Ovulidae) that have highly polished and brilliantly colored shells and a mantle, which may cover the shell; if touched, members of group suddenly withdraw, the change in colour serving to confuse predators; common in shallow tropical oceans, some species in cooler waters.
Ubicación jerarquía
- faceta agentes
- .. organismo vivo (nombre jerárquico)
- .... organismo vivo (entidad)
- ...... Eucariota (dominio)
- ........ animal (reino)
- .......... Mollusca (phylum)
- ............ Gastropoda
- .............. Prosobranchia (subclass)
- ................ Mesogastropoda (order)
- .................. Cypraeoidea (superfamily)
- ...................... Cypraeidae (family) [+]
- .................. Stromboidea (superfamily) [+]