Species under Mauritia
n= 8
Species name Common name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Mauritia arabica
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Arabian cowrie Indo-Pacific 10.5
Mauritia depressa
(Gray, 1824)
Depressed cowrie Indo-Pacific 6
Mauritia grayana
Schilder, 1930
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritia histrio
(Gmelin, 1791)
History cowrie Indo-West Pacific 7
Mauritia maculifera
Schilder, 1932
Reticulated cowrie Central Pacific 10
Mauritia mappa
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Indo-Pacific 10
Mauritia scurra
(Gmelin, 1791)
Jester cowrie Indo-Pacific 6
Mauritia valentia
(Perry, 1811)
Pacific Ocean 9.5
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