Macrocypraea

Macrocypraea
	A shell of Macrocypraea cervinetta from Panama, dorsal view, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Macrocypraea; Schilder, 1930
Type species
	Cypraea exanthema; Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms
	Macrocypraea (Lorenzicypraea) Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011· accepted, alternate representation

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Macrocypraea is a genus of large sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Macrocypraea include:

Macrocypraea cervinetta (Kiener, 1843)
Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771)^[3]
Macrocypraea mammoth Simone & Cavallari, 2020^[4]
Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758)^[5]

References

^ Schilder, F. A. (March 1930). "Remarks on type specimens of some Recent Cypraeidae". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 19 (1): 49–58. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a064006.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.; Cavallari, Daniel C. (8 January 2020). "A new species of Macrocypraea (Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from Trindade Island, Brazil, including phenotypic differentiation from remaining congeneric species". PLOS ONE. 15 (1): e0225963. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1525963S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225963. PMC 6948752. PMID 31914132.
^ Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

Petuch E.J. & Drolshagen M. (2011) Compendium of Florida fossil shells, volume 1. Wellington, Florida: MdM Publishing. 412 pp

External links

Simone L.R.L. & Cavallari D.C. (2020). A new species of Macrocypraea (Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from Trindade Island, Brazil, including phenotypic differentiation from remaining congeneric species. PLOS ONE. 15(1): e0225963.

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[Schilder-1] Schilder, F. A. (March 1930). "Remarks on type specimens of some Recent Cypraeidae". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 19 (1): 49–58. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a064006.

[WoRMS-2] 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 .

[3] Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[Simone&Cavallari2020-4] Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.; Cavallari, Daniel C. (8 January 2020). "A new species of Macrocypraea (Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from Trindade Island, Brazil, including phenotypic differentiation from remaining congeneric species". PLOS ONE. 15 (1): e0225963. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1525963S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225963. PMC 6948752. PMID 31914132.

[5] Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

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