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Cypraea
''Cypraea'' is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Cypraea'' include: * † '' Cypraea ficoides'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''Cypraea pantherina'' Lightfoot, 1786 * † '' Cypraea porcellus'' Brocchi, 1814 * ''Cypraea tigris'' Linnaeus, 1758 ;Nomen dubium: * ''Cypraea contrastriata'' Perry, 1811 (synonyms: ''Arestorides argus contrastriata'' (Perry, 1811); ''Cypraea argus contrastriata'' Perry, 1811; ''Talparia argus contrastriata'' (Perry, 1811) ) Synonyms Almost all species previously belonging to ''Cypraea'' have been reassigned to other genera within the family Cypraeidae: * ''Cypraea achatidea'' Sowerby, 1837: synonym of ''Schilderia achatidea'' * ''Cypraea acicularis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Erosaria acicularis'' * ''Cypraea aenigma'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''Nesiocypraea aenigma'' * ''Cypraea albuginosa'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''Erosaria albuginosa' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypraea Tigris
''Cypraea tigris'', commonly known as the tiger cowrie, is a species of cowry, a large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Taxonomy The tiger cowry was one of the many species originally described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', and the species still bears its original name of ''Cypraea tigris''. Its specific epithet ''tigris'' relates to its common name "tiger" (the shell however is spotted, not striped). This species is the type species of the genus '' Cypraea''. Subspecies and forms * ''Cypraea tigris'' form ''incana'' Sulliotti, G.R., 1924 * ''Cypraea tigris'' form ''lyncicrosa'' Steadman, W.R. & B.C. Cotton, 1943 * ''Cypraea tigris'' var. ''schilderiana '' Cate, C.N., 1961 The variety ''Cypraea tigris'' var. ''schilderiana'' was recognized by Cate in 1961. It differs from ''Cypraea tigris'' in its large size (10–13 cm) and the lack of a thick marginal callus. This variety is found in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypraea Pantherina
''Cypraea pantherina'', common name the panther cowry, is a species of large tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The panther cowry is one of only two species currently included in the genus ''Cypraea'' (the second species is ''Cypraea tigris'', Linnaeus, 1758), as all other species previously belonging to the genus ''Cypraea'' have been reassigned to other genera within the family Cypraeidae. Shells of ''Cypraea pantherina'' have been found in tombs in the Rhine valley dated to 6 BCE. Furthermore, shells of this species and the related ''Cypraea tigris'' have been unearthed at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city near Naples, Italy, where these shells may have been used as an ornament. Description This quite common species looks very similar to '' Cypraea tigris'', but its shell is more slender and lighter. The shells of ''Cypraea pantherina'' reach on average of length, with a minimum size of and a maximum size of . Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schilderia Achatidea
''Schilderina achatidea'', common name agate cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Schilderina achatidea (Gray, 1837). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1510192 on 2022-05-09 Description The shell size varies between 22 mm and 50 mm. The dorsum surface is usually brown, while the base is white. Distribution This species can be found in the Mediterranean Sea and in northwestern Africa. Subspecies * ''Schilderina achatidea achatidea'' Gray in George Brettingham Sowerby II, Sowerby II, 1837 * ''Schilderina achatidea inopinata'' Schilder, 1930 * ''Schilderina achatidea verdensis'' (Lorenz, 2017) References * Repetto G., Orlando F. & Arduino G. (2005): Conchiglie del Mediterraneo, Amici del Museo "Federico Eusebio", Alba, Italy * Ricardo Vega LuComportamento di ''Schi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowries
Cowrie or cowry () is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae. Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic, and ornamental significance in various cultures. The cowrie was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money. It is most abundant in the Indian Ocean, and was collected in the Maldive Islands, in Sri Lanka, along the Indian Malabar coast, in Borneo and on other East Indian islands, in Maluku Islands, Maluku in the Pacific, and in various parts of the African coast from Ras Hafun, in Somalia, to Mozambique. Cowrie shell money was important in the trade networks of Africa, South Asia, and East Asia. In the United States and Mexico, cowrie species inhabit the waters off Central California to Baja California (the chestnut cowrie is the only cowrie species native to the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of the United States; further south, off the coast of Mexico, Central America and Peru, Macrocypraea cervinetta, Little Deer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name, commonly named the cowries ( cowry or cowrie), is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small to large sea snails. These are marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies. Shell description Cypraeidae have adult shells which are very rounded, almost like an egg; they do not look like a typical gastropod shell. Their glossy, polished, ovate-shaped shells have beautiful patterns in a variety of colors. These patterns, combined with minor variations in shell form, have led some conchologists to recognize 60 genera and hundreds of species and subspecies. In virtually all of the species in the family Cypraeidae, the shells are extremely smooth and shiny. This is because in the living animal, the shell is nearly always fully covered with the mantle (mollusc), mantle. The upper surface is typically convex, while the ventral side is flattened. Typically, no spire (mollusc), spire is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypraeovula Amphitales
''Cypraeovula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pustulariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species and subspecies within the genus ''Cypraeovula'' include according to the World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...: *'' Cypraeovula alfredensis'' (Schilder & Schilder 1929) ** ''Cypraeovula alfredensis transkeiana'' Lorenz, 2002 * '' Cypraeovula algoensis'' ( Gray, 1825) * '' Cypraeovula amphithales'' ( Melvill, 1888) * '' Cypraeovula capensis'' ( Gray, 1828) * '' Cypraeovula castanea'' (Higgins, 1868) ** ''Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa'' Swarts & Liltved, 2000 **'' Cypraeovula castanea malani'' Lorenz & Bruno de Bruin, 2009 * '' Cypraeovula colligata'' Lorenz, 2002 * '' Cypraeovula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blasicrura Alisonae
''Talostolida pellucens'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, common name, commonly named the cowries ( cowry or cowrie), is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small to large sea snails. These are marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, ..., the cowries. There are two subspecies: *''Talostolida pellucens panamensis'' (Lorenz, 2002) *''Talostolida pellucens pellucens'' ( Melvill, 1888) ;Synonyms: * ''Talostolida pellucens jacksoni'' Daughenbaugh & Beals, 2013: synonym of ''Talostolida pellucens pellucens'' (Melvill, 1888) * ''Talostolida pellucens sumeihoae'' Daughenbaugh & Beals, 2013: synonym of ''Talostolida pellucens panamensis'' (Lorenz, 2002) Description Distribution This species can be found in the Mascarene Basin References * Keen M. (1971) ''Sea shells of tropical West America. Marine mollusks from Baja California to Perú'', ed. 2. Stanfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erosaria Albuginosa
''Naria'' is a genus of sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erosariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Naria'' include: *'' Naria acicularis'' ( Gmelin, 1791) * † '' Naria agassizi'' (Ladd, 1934) *'' Naria albuginosa'' ( Gray, 1825) *'' Naria beckii'' (Gaskoin, 1836) *'' Naria bernardi'' (Richard, 1974) * † '' Naria bezoyensis'' (Dolin & Lozouet, 2004) *'' Naria boivinii'' ( Kiener, 1843) *'' Naria cernica'' ( G.B. Sowerby II, 1870) *'' Naria citrina'' ( Gray, 1825) *'' Naria eburnea'' Barnes, 1924 *'' Naria englerti'' (Summers & Burgess, 1965) *'' Naria erosa'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * † '' Naria everwijni'' (K. Martin, 1884) * '' Naria franzhuberi'' Thach, 2020 *'' Naria gangranosa'' ( Dillwyn, 1817) *'' Naria helvola'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *'' Naria irrorata'' ( Gray, 1828), the type species *'' Naria labrolineata'' (Gaskoin, 1849) *'' Naria lamarckii'' ( Gray, 1825) *'' Naria macandrewi'' ( G.B. Sowerby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
