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Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758
AphiaID: 205978

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) > Cypraeidae (Family)

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Typetaxon

Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815

Synonymised
taxa

Pantherinaria Sacco, 1894

Sources

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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English	cowry	[details]

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Species Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786

» Subspecies Cypraea pantherina pantherina Lightfoot, 1786
» Subspecies Cypraea pantherina rasnasraniensis Heiman & Mienis, 2001

Species Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758

» Subspecies Cypraea tigris tigris Linnaeus, 1758
» Subspecies Cypraea tigris schilderiana Cate, 1961 (species inquirenda)

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

» Species Cypraea (Erosaria) beckii Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Erosaria beckii (Gaskoin, 1836)

Subgenus Cypraea (Nesiocypraea) Azuma & Kurohara, 1967 accepted as Nesiocypraea Azuma & Kurohara, 1967

» Species Cypraea (Nesiocypraea) lisetae Kilburn, 1975 accepted as Nesiocypraea lisetae (Kilburn, 1975)

Subgenus Cypraea (Notocypraea) accepted as Notocypraea Schilder, 1927

» Species Cypraea (Notocypraea) wilkinsi Griffiths, 1959 represented as Cypraea wilkinsi Griffiths, 1959 (alternate representation)
» Species Cypraea (Notocypraea) trenberthae Trenberth, 1961 accepted as Notocypraea comptonii (Gray, 1847)

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)
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)

» Forma Cypraea algoensis f. batsatensis Bodoni, 1985 accepted as Cypraeovula algoensis (Gray, 1825)

Species Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983 accepted as Blasicrura alisonae Burgess, 1983
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)

» Subspecies Cypraea angustata globosa Vayssière, 1910 accepted as Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)
» Variety Cypraea angustata var. albata Beddome, 1898 accepted as Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)
» Variety Cypraea angustata var. mayi Beddome, 1898 accepted as Notocypraea comptonii (Gray, 1847)
» Variety Cypraea angustata var. subcarnea Beddome, 1896 accepted as Notocypraea subcarnea (Beddome, 1897)

Species Cypraea annettae (Dall, 1909) accepted as Pseudozonaria annettae (Dall, 1909)

» Subspecies Cypraea annettae aequinoctialis (Schilder, 1933) accepted as Pseudozonaria aequinoctialis (Schilder, 1933)
» Subspecies Cypraea annettae 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea annulus camelorum Rochebrune, 1884 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)

» Forma Cypraea arabica f. immanis (Schilder & Schilder, 1939) accepted as Mauritia arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939
» Subspecies Cypraea arabica immanis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938) accepted as Mauritia arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811 represented as Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 (alternate representation)

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)
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)

» Forma Cypraea capensis f. elizabethensis Rous, 1905 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea caputserpentis caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Monetaria caputserpentis 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)

» Variety Cypraea carnea var. oblonga Gray, 1828 accepted as Triviella costata (Gmelin, 1791)

Species Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)

» Subspecies Cypraea carneola crassa Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Subspecies Cypraea carneola minor Dautzenberg, 1923 accepted as Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Subspecies Cypraea carneola sowerbyi Anton, 1838 accepted as Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)

» Forma Cypraea chinensis f. tortirostris Sowerby III, 1906 accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
» Subspecies Cypraea chinensis variolaria Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis variolaria (Lamarck, 1810)

» Forma Cypraea chinensis variolaria f. amiges (Melvill & Standen, 1915) accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis amiges (Melvill & Standen, 1915)

» Subspecies Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis violacea (Rous, 1905)

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea cinerea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Luria cinerea cinerea (Gmelin, 1791)

» Subspecies Cypraea cribraria comma Perry, 1811 accepted as Cribrarula cribraria comma (Perry, 1811)

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)

» Forma Cypraea edentula f. nahoonensis Lorenz, 1989 accepted as Cypraeovula edentula nahoonensis Lorenz, 1989

Species Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833 accepted as Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833)
Species Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

» Subspecies Cypraea erosa erosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erosaria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
» Subspecies Cypraea erosa nebrites Melvill, 1888 accepted as Erosaria nebrites (Melvill, 1888)

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)

» Variety Cypraea europaea var. tripunctata Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 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)
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)

» Subspecies Cypraea felina felina Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Melicerona felina felina (Gmelin, 1791)

Species Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)

» Subspecies Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938) accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938)
» Forma Cypraea fimbriata f. durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938 accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938)

Species Cypraea formosa Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Trivia 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea gangranosa reentsii Dunker, 1852 accepted as Erosaria gangranosa reentsii (Dunker, 1852)

Species Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846 accepted as Cribrarula gaskoini (Reeve, 1846)
Species Cypraea gemmula Gould, 1845 accepted as Trivirostra 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea globulus brevirostris (Schilder & Schilder, 1938) accepted as Pustularia globulus brevirostris Schilder & Schilder, 1938
» Subspecies Cypraea globulus globulus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pustularia globulus 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea gracilis notata accepted as Purpuradusta gracilis notata (Gill, 1858)

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea helvola argella (Melvill, 1888) accepted as Erosaria helvola argella (Melvill, 1888)
» Forma Cypraea helvola f. meridionalis Schilder & Schilder, 1938 accepted as Erosaria helvola meridionalis Schilder & Schilder, 1938
» Variety Cypraea helvola var. aphrodite Rous, 1905 accepted as Erosaria helvola hawaiiensis (Melvill, 1888)

Species Cypraea hesitata Iredale, 1916 accepted as Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916)
Species Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Blasicrura 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea hungerfordi lovetha Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005 accepted as Notadusta hungerfordi lovetha (Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005)

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea isabella isabella Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Luria isabella 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea kieneri kieneri Hidalgo, 1906 accepted as Bistolida kieneri 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea leucodon leucodon Broderip, 1832 accepted as Lyncina leucodon (Broderip, 1832)

» Variety Cypraea leucodon leucodon var. escotoi Poppe, 2004 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)

» Forma Cypraea limacina f. clarissa Lorenz, 1989 accepted as Staphylaea limacina clarissa Lorenz, 1989
» Subspecies Cypraea limacina interstincta (Wood, 1828) accepted as Staphylaea limacina interstincta (Wood, 1828)

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea lynx 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)
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)

» Subspecies Cypraea marginalis marginalis Dillwyn, 1827 accepted as Erosaria marginalis marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827)
» Subspecies Cypraea marginalis pseudocellata (Schilder & Schilder, 1938) accepted as Erosaria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1817)

Species Cypraea marginata Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Zoila marginata (Gaskoin, 1849)

» Subspecies Cypraea marginata ketyana L. Raybaudi, 1978 accepted as Zoila ketyana (L. Raybaudi, 1978)

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea microdon chrysalis Kiener, 1845 accepted as Purpuradusta microdon chrysalis (Kiener, 1843)

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)
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)

» Subspecies Cypraea onyx nymphae Jay, 1850 accepted as Erronea nymphae (Jay, 1850)

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea pallidula rhinoceros Souverbie, 1865 accepted as Blasicrura pallidula rhinoceros (Souverbie, 1865)

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)

» Variety Cypraea pediculus var. labiosa Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Pusula labiosa (Gaskoin, 1836)
» Variety Cypraea pediculus var. suffusa Gray, 1827 accepted as Niveria suffusa (J. E. Gray, 1827)

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)

» Variety Cypraea piperita var. leucochroa Sullioti, 1924 accepted as Notocypraea piperita (Gray, 1825)

Species Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758)

» Subspecies Cypraea poraria poraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758)

» Subspecies Cypraea punctata punctata Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Ransoniella 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)

» Variety Cypraea quadrimaculata var. pallidula Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Blasicrura pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849)

» Subspecies Cypraea scurra indica Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mauritia scurra indica (Gmelin, 1791)
» Subspecies Cypraea scurra scurra Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mauritia scurra 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)

» Forma Cypraea staphylaea f. laevigata Dautzenberg, 1932 accepted as Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg, 1932)
» Subspecies Cypraea staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg, 1932) accepted as Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg, 1932)

Species Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Trona stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bistolida stolida (Linnaeus, 1758)

» Subspecies Cypraea stolida diauges Melvill, 1888 accepted as Bistolida diauges (Melvill, 1888)

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea talpa imperialis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938) 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea teres alveolus Tapperone-Canefri accepted as Talostolida teres alveolus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1882)
» Subspecies Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888 accepted as Talostolida pellucens (Melvill, 1888)
» Subspecies Cypraea teres teres Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Talostolida teres 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)

» Subspecies Cypraea testudinaria ingens (Schilder & Schilder) 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)
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)

» Subspecies Cypraea turdus zanzibarica Sullioti, 1911 accepted as Erosaria turdus (Lamarck, 1810)

Species Cypraea umbilicata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 accepted as Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916)

» Variety Cypraea umbilicata var. armeniaca Verco, 1912 accepted as Umbilia armeniaca Verco, 1912

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)

» Subspecies Cypraea vitellus dama Perry, 1811 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)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Links

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Note

Habitat: Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Images

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Live tiger cowrie from Hawaii
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[image from typetaxon]
Live tiger cowrie from Hawaii
added on 2011-06-09 - author: Moretzsohn, Fabio
qualitystatus: checked by Moretzsohn, Fabio on 2011-06-09 02:33:02