Cypraea

Cypraea
Temporal range: Miocene–Recent
Five views of a shell of Cypraea tigris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Cypraea
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Pantherinaria Sacco, 1894

Cypraea albuginosa, museum specimens. Naturalis.

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:

Nomen dubium
Synonyms

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

References

  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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