<skos:prefLabel xml:lang="en">Cypraeoidea (superfamily)</skos:prefLabel>
<skos:prefLabel xml:lang="la">Cypraeoidea (superfamily)</skos:prefLabel>
<skos:altLabel xml:lang="en">Cypraeacea</skos:altLabel>
<skos:altLabel xml:lang="la">Cypraeacea</skos:altLabel>
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<skos:note xml:lang="en">Cowrie shells (Cypraeidae) and egg shells (Ovulidae) that have highly polished and brilliantly colored shells and a mantle, which may cover the shell; if touched, members of group suddenly withdraw, the change in colour serving to confuse predators; common in shallow tropical oceans, some species in cooler waters.</skos:note>
<skos:notation>300310179</skos:notation>
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