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Zoila decipiens : ウィキペディア英語版 | Zoila decipiens
''Zoila decipiens'', common names the "humpback cowry" or "deceptive cowry", is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This shell got its Latin name ''decipiens'', meaning ''deceiving'', from the fact that its damaged holotype was wrongly classified as ''Zoila thersites''. ==Description== These quite uncommon shells reach about of length. The shell is rather heavy, its shape is globular, almost inflated. Dorsum is distinctly arched. Its color is pale brown and more or less densely covered with brown irregular dark brown spots, while the dorsal line is lighter and usually clearly visible. Dorsal surface is separated from the edges by a dark brown frame. The base is dark brown and almost flat, with angled edges. The mouth is narrow, the short teeth are darker than the base and are present on both lips.
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