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Macrocypraea
A shell of Macrocypraea cervinetta from Panama, dorsal view, anterior end towards the right
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Macrocypraea

Type species
Cypraea exanthema Linnaeus, 1767 (= Macrocypraea zebra)

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:

References

  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ^ Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

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