Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Cypraea
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent
Five views of a shell of Cypraea tigris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Cypraeinae
Genus: Cypraea
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Cypraea tigris
Synonyms

Pantherinaria Sacco, 1894

Cypraea albuginosa, museum specimens. Naturalis.

Species

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Species within the genus Cypraea include:

Nomen dubium
  • Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 (synonyms: Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811); Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811; Talparia argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) )

Synonyms

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Almost all species previously belonging to Cypraea have been reassigned to other genera within the family Cypraeidae:

References

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  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ^ Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  5. ^ Cypraea amarata (Meuschen, 1787). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. ^ Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  7. ^ Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  8. ^ Cypraea arabicula. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  9. ^ Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  10. ^ Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  11. ^ Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  12. ^ Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  13. ^ Cypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  14. ^ Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  15. ^ Cypraea capensis. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  16. ^ Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  17. ^ Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  18. ^ Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  19. ^ Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  20. ^ Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  21. ^ Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  22. ^ Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  23. ^ Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  24. ^ Cypraea coloba Melvill, 1888. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  25. ^ Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  26. ^ Cypraea cribellum Gaskoin, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  27. ^ Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  28. ^ Cypraea cruenta. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  29. ^ Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  30. ^ Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  31. ^ Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  32. ^ Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  33. ^ Cypraea edentula. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  34. ^ Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  35. ^ Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  36. ^ Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  37. ^ Cypraea erythraeensis Sowerby, 1837. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  38. ^ Cypraea esontropia Duclos, 1833. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  39. ^ Cypraea exusta Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  40. ^ Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  41. ^ Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  42. ^ Cypraea fuscodentata. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  43. ^ Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  44. ^ Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  45. ^ Cypraea globosa. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  46. ^ Cypraea globulus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  47. ^ Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  48. ^ Cypraea grayana Schilder, 1930. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  49. ^ Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  50. ^ Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  51. ^ Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  52. ^ Cypraea inocellata Gray. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  53. ^ Cypraea interrupta Gray, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  54. ^ Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  55. ^ Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  56. ^ Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  57. ^ Cypraea lentiginosa. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  58. ^ Cypraea leviathan Schilder & Schilder, 1937. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  59. ^ Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 9 July 2011.
  60. ^ Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  61. ^ Cypraea lurica. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  62. ^ Cypraea lurida Linnaeus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  63. ^ Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  64. ^ Cypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  65. ^ Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  66. ^ Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1790. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  67. ^ Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  68. ^ Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  69. ^ Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  70. ^ Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  71. ^ Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  72. ^ Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1790. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  73. ^ Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  74. ^ Cypraea nebrites Melvill, 1888. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  75. ^ Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  76. ^ Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  77. ^ Cypraea ocellata L.. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  78. ^ Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  79. ^ Cypraea owenii Sowerby, 1837. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  80. ^ Cypraea pallida. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  81. ^ Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  82. ^ Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  83. ^ Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  84. ^ Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  85. ^ Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  86. ^ Cypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  87. ^ Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  88. ^ Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  89. ^ Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  90. ^ Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  91. ^ Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  92. ^ Cypraea teuleri Cazenavette, 1845. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  93. ^ Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  94. ^ Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  95. ^ Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  96. ^ Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  97. ^ Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  98. ^ Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  99. ^ Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  100. ^ Cypraea zonaria Gmelin. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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