Barycypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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| Shells of Barycypraea fultoni (left) and Barycypraea teulerei (right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Barycypraea Schilder, 1927 |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Barycypraea include:
- † Barycypraea caputviperae Martin, 1899 [2]
- Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903)
- Barycypraea teulerei (Cazanavette, B., 1846) [3] (synonyms : Cypraea leucostoma Gaskoin, J.S., 1843 ; Cypraea hidalgoi Shaw, H.O.N., 1909) : synonym of Bernaya teulerei (Cazenavette, 1846)
References
edit- ^ Barycypraea Schilder, 1827. WoRMS (2009). Barycypraea Schilder, 1827 . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206886 on 23 October 2010 .
- ^ Gastropods.com : Barycypraea caputviperae Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine; accessed : 23 October 2010
- ^ "Barycypraea teulerei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 October 2010.