Mauritia (gastropod)
| Mauritia | |
|---|---|
| Five views of a shell of Mauritia arabica | |
| An apertural view of a Mauritia histrio westralis, anterior end to the right | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Mauritia Troschel, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Mauritia mauritiana | |
| Synonyms | |
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Mauritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These shelled molluscs are generally exclusive on the island of Mauritius, hence their name Mauritia.