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'''''Macrocypraea''''' is a [[genus]] of [[sea snail]]s, [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|415594|''Macrocypraea'' |||WoRMS (2010). Macrocypraea. Accessed through: [[World Register of Marine Species]] at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415594</nowiki> on 5 June 2010}}</ref> |
'''''Macrocypraea''''' is a [[genus]] of large [[sea snail]]s, cowries, [[marine (ocean)|marine]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]]s in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Cypraeidae]], the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|415594|''Macrocypraea'' |||WoRMS (2010). Macrocypraea. Accessed through: [[World Register of Marine Species]] at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415594</nowiki> on 5 June 2010}}</ref> |
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Macrocypraea is a genus of large sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Macrocypraea include:
- Macrocypraea cervinetta (Kiener, 1843)
- Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771)[2]
- Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
References
- ^ Macrocypraea. WoRMS (2010). Macrocypraea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415594 on 5 June 2010 .
- ^ Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
External links
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