Cypraea
Cypraea Temporal range:
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Genus: | Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758
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Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Pantherinaria Sacco, 1894 |
Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Cypraea include:
- † Cypraea ficoides (Hutton, 1873)
- Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786[2]
- Cypraea porcellus Brocchi, 1814
- Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758[3]
- Nomen dubium
- Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 (synonyms: Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811); Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811; Talparia argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) )
- Synonyms
Almost all species previously belonging to Cypraea have been reassigned to other genera within the family Cypraeidae.
Extended list of synonyms
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References
- ^ Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758. WoRMS (2010). Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205978 on 9 June 2011 .
- ^ Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea amarata (Meuschen, 1787). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea arabicula. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea capensis. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea coloba Melvill, 1888. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea cribellum Gaskoin, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea cruenta. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea edentula. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea erythraeensis Sowerby, 1837. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea esontropia Duclos, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea exusta Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea fuscodentata. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea globosa. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea globulus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea grayana Schilder, 1930. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea inocellata Gray. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea interrupta Gray, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea lentiginosa. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea leviathan Schilder & Schilder, 1937. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 July 2011.
- ^ Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea lurica. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea lurida Linnaeus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1790. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1790. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea nebrites Melvill, 1888. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea ocellata L.. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea owenii Sowerby, 1837. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea pallida. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea teuleri Cazenavette, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Cypraea zonaria Gmelin. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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