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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:family
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Gastropoda
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gptkbp:commonName
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cowries
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gptkbp:conservationStatus
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some species threatened
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:John_Edward_Gray
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gptkbp:describedYear
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1824
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:algae
small invertebrates
sponges
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gptkbp:distribution
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tropical and subtropical seas
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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collected for jewelry
used as currency
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gptkbp:fossilRange
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Cretaceous to Recent
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gptkbp:habitat
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coral reefs
rocky shores
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cypraeidae
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:larvalStage
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planktonic
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gptkbp:laysEggs
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egg capsules
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gptkbp:notableFor
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highly prized by collectors
shells used as money in Africa and Asia
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gptkbp:notableGenus
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gptkb:Mauritia
gptkb:Trona
Cypraea
Erosaria
Erronea
Lyncina
Monetaria
Palmadusta
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Cypraea_tigris
Erosaria annulus
Monetaria moneta
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gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
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over 200
over 30
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Littorinimorpha
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Mollusca
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gptkbp:predators
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gptkb:fish
crabs
octopuses
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gptkbp:protectionMechanism
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mantle covers shell
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gptkbp:reproduction
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dioecious
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gptkbp:shape
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oval
smooth and shiny
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gptkbp:shellAperture
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long and narrow
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gptkbp:shellColor
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varied and often brightly colored
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gptkbp:shellType
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teeth along aperture
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gptkbp:shellUse
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religious
ornamental
monetary
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gptkbp:superfamily
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Cypraeoidea
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gptkbp:typeSpecies
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Cypraea
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Prosobranchia
gptkb:Zonaria
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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