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WoRMS taxon details
Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758 AphiaID: 205978
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| Rank | | Genus |
| Typetaxon | | Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
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| Parent | | Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
Synonymised
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Pantherinaria Sacco, 1894
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original description: Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp., available online at http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 [details]
basis of record: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]
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cowry |
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[show all] | | Species Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786
Species Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
Species Cypraea flaveola Linnaeus, 1758 (species inquirenda)
Species Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 accepted as Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) (nomen dubium)
Species Cypraea mantellum Walls and Burgess, 1980 represented as Annepona mariae (Schilder, 1927) (alternate representation)
Subgenus Cypraea (Erosaria) Troschel, 1863 accepted as Erosaria Troschel, 1863
Subgenus Cypraea (Nesiocypraea) Azuma & Kurohara, 1967 accepted as Nesiocypraea Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
Subgenus Cypraea (Notocypraea) accepted as Notocypraea Schilder, 1927
Species Cypraea achatidea Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1837 accepted as Schilderia achatidea (Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1837)
Species Cypraea achatina Perry, 1811 accepted as Lyncina ventriculus (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea acicularis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Erosaria acicularis (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea adansoni Fischer, 1884 accepted as Pseudocypraea adamsonii (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Cypraea adansoniana Stoliczka, 1868 accepted as Pseudocypraea adamsonii (Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Cypraea adusta Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Erronea adusta (Lamarck, 1810) accepted as Erronea succincta adusta (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea albuginosa Gray, 1825 accepted as Erosaria albuginosa (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929) accepted as Cypraeovula alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929)
Species Cypraea alga Perry, 1811 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825 accepted as Cypraeovula algoensis (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983 accepted as Blasicrura alisonae Burgess, 1983 accepted as Blasicrura pellucens (Melvill, 1888) accepted as Talostolida pellucens (Melvill, 1888)
Species Cypraea amarata Mörch, 1852 accepted as Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888 accepted as Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888)
Species Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea annettae (Dall, 1909) accepted as Pseudozonaria annettae (Dall, 1909)
Species Cypraea annettae Dall, 1909 accepted as Pseudozonaria annettae (Dall, 1909)
Species Cypraea annulata Gray, 1828 accepted as Annepona mariae (Schilder, 1927)
Species Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea aperta Swainson, 1822 accepted as Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822)
Species Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1811 accepted as Pseudozonaria arabicula (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea arctica Pulteney, 1799 accepted as Trivia arctica (Pulteney, 1799)
Species Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea armandina Potiez & Michaud, 1838 accepted as Niveria suffusa (J. E. Gray, 1827)
Species Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea atomaria Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Ransoniella atomaria (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Notadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea australis Lamarck, 1822 accepted as Ellatrivia merces (Iredale, 1924)
Species Cypraea barclayi Reeve, 1857 accepted as Ficadusta barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
Species Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Erosaria beckii (Gaskoin, 1836)
Species Cypraea bicolor Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Notocypraea piperita (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 accepted as Pustularia bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937
Species Cypraea bouteti Burgess & Arnette, 1981 accepted as Lyncina leviathan bouteti (Burgess & Arnette, 1981)
Species Cypraea bregeriana Crosse, 1868 accepted as Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse, 1868)
Species Cypraea brevidentata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Bistolida brevidentata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Species Cypraea brevissima G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Cleotrivia brevissima (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Species Cypraea broderipii Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Lyncina broderipii Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832
Species Cypraea bullata Montagu, 1803 accepted as Trivia arctica (Pulteney, 1799)
Species Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811 accepted as Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811)
Species Cypraea candidula Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Trivia candidula (Gaskoin, 1836)
Species Cypraea capensis Gray, 1828 accepted as Cypraeovula capensis (Gray, 1828)
Species Cypraea caputdraconis Melvill, 1888 accepted as Monetaria caputdraconis (Melvill, 1888)
Species Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea caputviperae Martin, 1899 † accepted as Barycypraea caputviperae (Martin, 1899) †
Species Cypraea carnea Gray, 1828 accepted as Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822)
Species Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea cassiaui Burgess, 1965 accepted as Nucleolaria cassiaui (Burgess, 1965)
Species Cypraea castanea Anderson, 1836 accepted as Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea castanea (Higgins, 1868) accepted as Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868)
Species Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea cernica G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Erosaria cernica (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Species Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843 accepted as Macrocypraea cervinetta (Kiener, 1843)
Species Cypraea cervus Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825 accepted as Ipsa childreni (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea cicatrosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Dolichupis cicatrosa (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Species Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pustularia cicercula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Luria cinerea (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825 accepted as Erosaria citrina (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Palmadusta clandestina (Linnaeus, 1767)
Species Cypraea coccinella Lamarck, 1811 accepted as Trivia monacha (da Costa, 1778)
Species Cypraea cohenae Burgess, 1965 accepted as Cypraeovula cohenae (Burgess, 1965)
Species Cypraea coloba Melvill, 1888 accepted as Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888)
Species Cypraea comma Perry, 1811 accepted as Cribrarula cribraria comma (Perry, 1811)
Species Cypraea comptonii Gray, 1847 accepted as Notocypraea comptonii (Gray, 1847)
Species Cypraea contaminata Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Palmadusta contaminata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Cypraea contusa McCoy, 1877 † accepted as Austrocypraea contusa (McCoy, 1877) †
Species Cypraea coronata (Schilder, 1930) accepted as Cypraeovula coronata (Schilder, 1930)
Species Cypraea costata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Triviella costata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea coxeni Cox, 1873 accepted as Eclogavena coxeni (Cox, 1873)
Species Cypraea cribellum Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Cribrarula cribellum (Gaskoin, 1849) accepted as Cribrarula esontropia cribellum (Gaskoin, 1849)
Species Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cribrarula cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea cruenta accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972 accepted as Cypraeovula cruickshanki (Kilburn, 1972)
Species Cypraea cumingii G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Cribrarula cumingii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778 accepted as Erronea cylindrica (Born, 1778)
Species Cypraea dayritiana Cate, 1963 accepted as Eclogavena dayritiana (Cate, 1963)
Species Cypraea decipiens E. A. Smith, 1880 accepted as Zoila decipiens (E. A. Smith, 1880)
Species Cypraea declivis G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Notocypraea declivis (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Species Cypraea depressa J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Mauritia depressa (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea dillwyni Schilder, 1922 accepted as Cryptocypraea dillwyni (F. Schilder, 1922)
Species Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845 accepted as Palmadusta diluculum (Reeve, 1845)
Species Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824 accepted as Erosaria eburnea (Barnes, 1824)
Species Cypraea edentula J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Cypraeovula edentula (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833 accepted as Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833)
Species Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea erythraeensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1837 accepted as Bistolida erythraeensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1837)
Species Cypraea esontropia Duclos, 1833 accepted as Cribrarula esontropia (Duclos, 1833)
Species Cypraea europaea Montagu, 1808 accepted as Trivia monacha (da Costa, 1778)
Species Cypraea exanthema Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea exigua Gray, 1831 accepted as Trivirostra exigua (Gray, 1831) accepted as Purpurcapsula exigua (Gray, 1831)
Species Cypraea exusta G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Talparia exusta (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Melicerona felina (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea formosa Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Trivia suavis Schilder, 1931 accepted as Trivellona suavis (Schilder, 1931)
Species Cypraea friendii J. E. Gray, 1831 accepted as Zoila friendii (J. E. Gray, 1831)
Species Cypraea fultoni G. B. Sowerby III, 1903 accepted as Barycypraea fultoni (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903)
Species Cypraea fuscodentata Gray, 1825 accepted as Cypraeovula fuscodentata (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909 accepted as Cypraeovula fuscorubra (Shaw, 1909)
Species Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Erosaria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846 accepted as Cribrarula gaskoini (Reeve, 1846)
Species Cypraea gemmula Gould, 1845 accepted as Trivirostra exigua (Gray, 1831) accepted as Purpurcapsula exigua (Gray, 1831)
Species Cypraea globosa accepted as Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea globosa Gray in G. B. Sowerby II, 1832 accepted as Cleotrivia globosa (Gray in G. B. Sowerby II, 1832)
Species Cypraea globulus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pustularia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea gondwanalandensis Burgess, 1970 accepted as Cypraeovula fuscorubra gondwanalandensis (Burgess, 1970)
Species Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)
Species Cypraea grando Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Trivirostra edgari (Shaw, 1909)
Species Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862 accepted as Nucleolaria granulata (Pease, 1862)
Species Cypraea grayana (Schilder, 1930) accepted as Mauritia grayana Schilder, 1930
Species Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Perisserosa guttata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea hapa Moretzsohn accepted as Nucleolaria hinuhinu Moretzsohn, 2011
Species Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea hesitata Iredale, 1916 accepted as Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916)
Species Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Blasicrura hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea hordacea Kiener, 1843 accepted as Trivirostra hordacea (Kiener, 1843)
Species Cypraea humphreysii Gray, 1825 accepted as Palmadusta humphreysii (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea hungerfordi G. B. Sowerby III, 1888 accepted as Erronea hungerfordi (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888) accepted as Notadusta hungerfordi (Sowerby III, 1888)
Species Cypraea inocellata Gray accepted as Erosaria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea insecta Mighels, 1845 accepted as Trivirostra hordacea (Kiener, 1843)
Species Cypraea interrupta J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Blasicrura interrupta (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea irrorata Gray, 1828 accepted as Erosaria irrorata (Gray, 1828)
Species Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Luria isabella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea isabellamexicana Stearns, 1893 accepted as Luria isabellamexicana (Stearns, 1893)
Species Cypraea joycae Clover, 1970 accepted as Lyncina joycae (Clover, 1970)
Species Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906 accepted as Bistolida kieneri (Hidalgo, 1906)
Species Cypraea kuroharai Kuroda & Habe, 1961 accepted as Lyncina kuroharai (Kuroda & Habe, 1961)
Species Cypraea lamarcki [sic] accepted as Erosaria lamarckii (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea lamarckii J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Erosaria lamarckii (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea langfordi (Kuroda, 1938) accepted as Austrasiatica langfordi (Kuroda, 1938)
Species Cypraea lentiginosa (J. E. Gray, 1825) accepted as Palmadusta lentiginosa (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea leucodon Broderip, 1832 accepted as Lyncina leucodon (Broderip, 1832)
Species Cypraea leviathan (Schilder & Schilder, 1937) accepted as Lyncina leviathan Schilder & Schilder, 1937
Species Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Nesiocypraea lisetae (Kilburn, 1975)
Species Cypraea listeri Gray, 1824 accepted as Melicerona listeri (Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea lurica accepted as Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870 accepted as Erosaria macandrewi (Sowerby, 1870)
Species Cypraea macula Angas, 1867 accepted as Purpuradusta gracilis macula (Angas, 1867)
Species Cypraea maculata Perry, 1811 accepted as Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea maculifera (Schilder, 1932) accepted as Mauritia maculifera Schilder, 1932
Species Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Nucleolaria nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Pustularia margarita (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Erosaria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Cypraea marginata Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Zoila marginata (Gaskoin, 1849)
Species Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927 accepted as Annepona mariae (Schilder, 1927)
Species Cypraea maugeriae G. B. Sowerby II, 1832 accepted as Niveria maugeriae (G. B. Sowerby II, 1832)
Species Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea mediterranea Risso, 1826 accepted as Trivia mediterranea (Risso, 1826)
Species Cypraea menkeana Deshayes, 1863 accepted as Bistolida owenii menkeana (Deshayes, 1863)
Species Cypraea microdon J. E. Gray, 1828 accepted as Purpuradusta microdon (J. E. Gray, 1828)
Species Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Erosaria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901 accepted as Purpuradusta minoridens (Melvill, 1901)
Species Cypraea monacha da Costa, 1778 accepted as Trivia monacha (da Costa, 1778)
Species Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea multilirata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Trivia multilirata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Species Cypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Muracypraea mus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea nebrites Melvill, 1888 accepted as Erosaria nebrites (Melvill, 1888)
Species Cypraea nigropunctata Gray, 1828 accepted as Pseudozonaria nigropunctata (Gray, 1828)
Species Cypraea nivea G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Niveria nix (Schilder, 1922)
Species Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827 accepted as Lyncina nivosa (Broderip, 1827)
Species Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Staphylaea nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea obscura Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Trivirostra obscura (Gaskoin, 1849)
Species Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea oniscus Röding, 1798 accepted as Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea oniscus Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822)
Species Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erronea onyx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea oryza Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Trivirostra oryza (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea ovulata Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Triviella ovulata (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea oweni [sic] accepted as Bistolida owenii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1837)
Species Cypraea owenii Sowerby I, 1837 accepted as Bistolida owenii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1837)
Species Cypraea pallida J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Erronea pallida (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849) accepted as Blasicrura pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849)
Species Cypraea paucilirata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Dolichupis paucilirata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
Species Cypraea pediculus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea pellucidula Gaskoin, 1846 accepted as Trivirostra pellucidula (Gaskoin, 1846)
Species Cypraea philmarti Poppe, 1993 accepted as Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865)
Species Cypraea pilula Kiener, 1843 accepted as Cleotrivia pilula (Kiener, 1843)
Species Cypraea piperita Gray, 1825 accepted as Notocypraea piperita (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea porteri Cate, 1966 accepted as Lyncina porteri (Cate, 1966)
Species Cypraea producta Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Dolichupis producta (Gaskoin, 1836)
Species Cypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879 accepted as Lyncina carneola propinqua (Garrett, 1879)
Species Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823 accepted as Ficadusta pulchella (Swainson, 1823)
Species Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824 accepted as Luria pulchra (Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846 accepted as Notocypraea pulicaria (Reeve, 1846)
Species Cypraea pulla Gaskoin, 1846 accepted as Cleotrivia antillarum (Schilder, 1922)
Species Cypraea pullata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Ransoniella punctata (Linnaeus, 1771) accepted as Notadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Cypraea pustulata Lightfoot, 1786 accepted as Jenneria pustulata (Lightfoot, 1786)
Species Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824 accepted as Erronea pyriformis (Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea pyrum Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Zonaria pyrum (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea quadrimaculata J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Eclogavena quadrimaculata (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea quadripunctata Gray, 1827 accepted as Niveria quadripunctata (J. E. Gray, 1827)
Species Cypraea radians Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Pusula radians (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea rashleighana Melvill, 1888 accepted as Ovatipsa rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)
Species Cypraea reevei G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Austrocypraea reevei (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Cypraea restituta Sullioti, 1922 accepted as Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784 accepted as Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906 accepted as Pseudozonaria robertsi (Hidalgo, 1906)
Species Cypraea rosea W. Wood, 1828 accepted as Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822)
Species Cypraea rosea Blainville, 1826 accepted as Niveria quadripunctata (J. E. Gray, 1827)
Species Cypraea rosea Gray, 1824 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa rosea (Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea rotunda Kiener, 1844 accepted as Niveria quadripunctata (J. E. Gray, 1827)
Species Cypraea rubinicolor Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Dolichupis rubinicolor (Gaskoin, 1836)
Species Cypraea sakuraii (Habe, 1970) accepted as Austrasiatica sakuraii (Habe, 1970)
Species Cypraea scabriuscula Gray, 1827 accepted as Trivirostra scabriuscula (Gray, 1827)
Species Cypraea schilderorum (Iredale, 1939) accepted as Lyncina schilderorum Iredale, 1939
Species Cypraea scottii Broderip, 1831 accepted as Zoila friendii friendii (J. E. Gray, 1831)
Species Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea similis Gray, 1831 accepted as Cypraeovula fuscorubra (Shaw, 1909)
Species Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823 accepted as Neobernaya spadicea (Swainson, 1823)
Species Cypraea sphaerula Mighels, 1845 accepted as Cleotrivia pilula (Kiener, 1843)
Species Cypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Trona stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bistolida stolida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea subrostrata Gray, 1827 accepted as Cleotrivia antillarum (Schilder, 1922)
Species Cypraea subviridis Reeve, 1835 accepted as Erronea subviridis (Reeve, 1835)
Species Cypraea sulcata Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Trivirostra scabriuscula (Gray, 1827)
Species Cypraea sulcata Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Pusula pediculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1824 accepted as Lyncina sulcidentata (Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea summersi (Schilder, 1958) accepted as Blasicrura summersi (Schilder, 1958)
Species Cypraea surinamensis Perry, 1811 accepted as Propustularia surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811)
Species Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea teramachii (Kuroda, 1938) accepted as Nesiocypraea teramachii (Kuroda, 1938)
Species Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Talostolida teres (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822 accepted as Luria tessellata (Swainson, 1822)
Species Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea teulerei Cazenavette, 1845 accepted as Barycypraea teulerei (Cazenavette, 1846)
Species Cypraea teuleri [sic] accepted as Barycypraea teulerei (Cazenavette, 1846)
Species Cypraea thatcheri Cox, 1869 accepted as Zoila venusta (G. B. Sowerby, 1847)
Species Cypraea thersites Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Zoila thersites (Gaskoin, 1849)
Species Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865 accepted as Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865)
Species Cypraea tremeza Duclos, 1833 accepted as Trivirostra exigua (Gray, 1831) accepted as Purpurcapsula exigua (Gray, 1831)
Species Cypraea trenberthae Trenberth, 1961 accepted as Notocypraea comptonii (Gray, 1847)
Species Cypraea triticea Blainville, 1826 accepted as Cleotrivia antillarum (Schilder, 1922)
Species Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Erosaria turdus (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea umbilicata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916)
Species Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Bistolida ursellus (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea valentia Perry, 1811 accepted as Leporicypraea valentia (Perry, 1811)
Species Cypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Lyncina ventriculus (Lamarck, 1810)
Species Cypraea venusta G. B. Sowerby, 1847 accepted as Zoila venusta (G. B. Sowerby, 1847)
Species Cypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982 accepted as Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868)
Species Cypraea vesicularis Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Trivellona vesicularis (Gaskoin, 1836)
Species Cypraea victoriana Schilder, 1935 † accepted as Notadusta victoriana (Schilder, 1935) †
Species Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea vitrea Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Cleotrivia vitrea (Gaskoin, 1849)
Species Cypraea walkeri (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) accepted as Contradusta walkeri (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Cypraea wilkinsi Griffiths, 1959 accepted as Notocypraea comptonii (Gray, 1847)
Species Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Palmadusta ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea zonaria Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Zonaria zonaria (Gmelin, 1791)
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Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
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Live tiger cowrie from Hawaii
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Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
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| | | Citation: Moretzsohn, F.; Rosenberg, G. (2013). Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205978 on 2013-05-21 |
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