| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:family 
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                                | gptkbp:class | gptkb:Gastropoda 
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                                | gptkbp:commonName | cowries 
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                                | gptkbp:conservationStatus | some species threatened 
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                                | gptkbp:describedBy | gptkb:John_Edward_Gray 
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                                | gptkbp:describedYear | 1824 
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                                | gptkbp:diet | gptkb:algae small invertebrates
 sponges
 
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                                | gptkbp:distribution | tropical and subtropical seas 
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                                | gptkbp:economicImportance | collected for jewelry used as currency
 
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                                | gptkbp:fossilRange | Cretaceous to Recent 
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                                | gptkbp:habitat | coral reefs rocky shores
 
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                                | gptkbp:kingdom | gptkb:Animalia 
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                                | gptkbp:larvalStage | planktonic 
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                                | gptkbp:laysEggs | egg capsules 
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                                | gptkbp:notableFor | highly prized by collectors shells used as money in Africa and Asia
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableGenus | gptkb:Mauritia gptkb:Trona
 Cypraea
 Erosaria
 Erronea
 Lyncina
 Monetaria
 Palmadusta
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableSpecies | gptkb:Cypraea_tigris Erosaria annulus
 Monetaria moneta
 
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                                | gptkbp:numberOfSpecies | over 200 over 30
 
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                                | gptkbp:order | gptkb:Littorinimorpha 
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                                | gptkbp:phylum | gptkb:Mollusca 
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                                | gptkbp:predators | gptkb:fish crabs
 octopuses
 
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                                | gptkbp:protectionMechanism | mantle covers shell 
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                                | gptkbp:reproduction | dioecious 
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                                | gptkbp:shape | oval smooth and shiny
 
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                                | gptkbp:shellAperture | long and narrow 
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                                | gptkbp:shellColor | varied and often brightly colored 
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                                | gptkbp:shellType | teeth along aperture 
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                                | gptkbp:shellUse | religious ornamental
 monetary
 
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                                | gptkbp:superfamily | Cypraeoidea 
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                                | gptkbp:typeSpecies | Cypraea 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Zonaria 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Cypraeidae 
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