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Snake's Head Cowry

Monetaria caputophidii (Schilder 1927)

geographic distribution

World Register of Marine Species

Hawaiian Islands
World Register of Marine Species

Marquesas Islands

habitat

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marine benthic
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024

Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.

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trophic guild

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sessile prey feeder
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/sessile_prey_feeder

Definition: preys on organisms that do not possess a means of self-locomotion and are normally immobile

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algivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7486201

Definition: consumer that eats algae

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