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Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Species

Species within the genus ''Zoila'' include: * '' Zoila alabaster'' Mont & Lorenz, 2013 * † '' Zoila campestris'' Darragh, 2011 * † '' Zoila chathamensis'' (Cernohorsky, 1971) * '' Zoila decipiens'' (E.A. Smith, 1880) * † '' Zoila didymorhyncha'' Darragh, 2011 * † '' Zoila dolichorhyncha'' Darragh, 2011 * '' Zoila eludens'' L. Raybaudi, 1991 * † '' Zoila fodinata'' Darragh, 2011 * '' Zoila friendii'' (J. E. Gray, 1831) * † '' Zoila gigas'' (McCoy, 1867) * † '' Zoila glomerabilis'' Darragh, 2011 * '' Zoila jeaniana'' (Cate, 1968) * '' Zoila ketyana'' (L. Raybaudi, 1978) * '' Zoila marginata'' (Gaskoin, 1849) * '' Zoila mariellae'' L. Raybaudi, 1983 * † '' Zoila mulderi'' (Tate, 1892) * '' Zoila orientalis'' Raybaudi, 1985 * '' Zoila perlae'' Lopez & Chiang, 1975 * † '' Zoila platypyga'' (McCoy, 1876) * '' Zoila raywalkeri'' Lorenz, 2011 * '' Zoila rosselli'' Cotton, 1948 * '' Zoila thersites'' (Gaskoin, 1849) * '' Zoila venusta'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1847)Bouchet, P. (2010). ''Zoila venusta'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530966 on 2011-01-10 * † '' Zoila viathomsoni'' Darragh, 2011 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Zoila atrata'' Sulliotti, G.R., 1924: synonym of '' Mangelia decipiens'' E.A. Smith, 1888 * † ''Zoila caputavisensis'' Beets, 1987 : synonym of † '' Afrozoila caputavisensis'' (Beets, 1987) * ''Zoila delicatura'' Chandler & DuRoss, 1997: synonym of ''Zoila eludens delicatura'' Chandler & DuRoss, 1997 * ''Zoila episema'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of ''Zoila venusta episema'' Iredale, 1939 * † ''Zoila kendengensis'' F. A. Schilder, 1941 : synonym of † '' Afrozoila kendengensis'' (F. A. Schilder, 1941) * † ''Zoila schilderi'' Dey, 1941 : synonym of † '' Afrozoila schilderi'' (Dey, 1941)

References

* Jousseaume F. (1884). Division des Cypraeidae. Le Naturaliste. 6(52): 414-415. page(s): 414

External links

* Cypraeidae Gastropod genera Prehistoric gastropod genera Gastropods described in 1884 Taxa named by Félix Pierre Jousseaume {{Cypraeidae-stub