Luria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Luriinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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| A lateral view of the shell of Luria isabella, anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Luria Jousseaume, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Luria include:
- Luria cahuzaci Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 †
- Luria castinea Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 †
- Luria chattica Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 †
- Luria cinerea Gmelin, 1791)[2]
- Luria controversa Gray, 1824
- Luria diluviana (Gray, 1824) †
- Luria dockeryi Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 †
- Luria fossula (Ingram, 1947) †
- Luria grateloupi (d'Orbigny, 1852) †
- Luria hieroglyphica (Schilder, 1923) †
- Luria isabella (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
- Luria isabellamexicana (Stearns, 1893)
- Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758)[4]
- Luria pelouaensis Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 †
- Luria pseudotalpa Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 †
- Luria pulchra (Gray, 1824)[5]
- Luria taurorotunda (Sacco, 1894) †
- Luria tessellata (Swainson, 1822)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Luria gilvella Lorenz, 2002:[6] synonym of Luria isabella (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
edit- ^ Luria Jousseaume, 1884. WoRMS (2009). Luria Jousseaume, 1884. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137877 on 5 June 2010 .
- ^ Luria cinerea. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Luria isabella (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Luria pulchra (Gray, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Luria gilvella Lorenz, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
External links
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