''Cypraea'' is a

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of medium-sized to large

sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s or

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 wo ...

, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the

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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

Species

Species within the genus ''Cypraea'' include: *

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Cypraea ficoides ''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) * ''Cypr ...

'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''

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 g ...

'' Lightfoot, 1786 *

Cypraea porcellus ''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) * ''Cypr ...

'' Brocchi, 1814 * ''

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 ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

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;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

: * ''Cypraea achatidea'' Sowerby, 1837: synonym of ''

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) ...

'' * ''Cypraea acicularis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''

Erosaria acicularis ''Naria acicularis'', common name the Atlantic yellow cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Forms Although they are of no Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic sig ...

'' * ''Cypraea aenigma'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''

Nesiocypraea aenigma ''Nesiocypraea aenigma'' 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), fam ...

'' * ''Cypraea albuginosa'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''

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) * † '' Nari ...

'' * ''Cypraea alexhuberti'' Lorenz & Huber, 1999: synonym of ''

Austrasiatica alexhuberti ''Austrasiatica axelhuberti'' 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) ...

'' * ''Cypraea alfredensis'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1929): synonym of ''

Cypraeovula alfredensis ''Cypraeovula alfredensis'' 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), f ...

'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1929) * ''Cypraea algoensis'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''

Cypraeovula algoensis ''Cypraeovula algoensis'' 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), fa ...

'' * ''Cypraea alisonae'' Burgess, 1983: synonym of ''

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), fa ...

'' * ''Cypraea amarata'' (Meuschen, 1787): synonym of ''

Mauritia scurra ''Mauritia scurra'', common name the jester cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. ;Subspecies: * ''Mauritia scurra occidua'' C. P. Meyer & Lorenz, 2017 * '' ...

'' * ''Cypraea amphitales'' Melvill, 1888 : synonym of ''

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 ...

'' * ''Cypraea androyensis'' Blocher & Lorenz, 1999: synonym of '' Palmadusta androyensis'' * ''Cypraea angelicae'' Clover, 1974: synonym of '' Zonaria angelicae'' * ''Cypraea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978: synonym of ''

Erronea angioyorum ''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * ''Erronea adusta'' (Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Lamarck, ...

'' * ''Cypraea angustata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Notocypraea angustata'' * ''Cypraea annettae'' Dall, 1909: synonym of '' Pseudozonaria annettae'' * ''Cypraea annulus''

: synonym of '' Monetaria annulus'' * ''Cypraea arabica''

: synonym of '' Mauritia arabica'' * ''Cypraea arabicula'': synonym of '' Pseudozonaria arabicula'' * ''Cypraea argus''

: synonym of '' Arestorides argus'' * ''Cypraea armeniaca'' Verco, 1912: synonym of '' Umbilia armeniaca'' * ''Cypraea artuffeli'' Jousseaume, 1876: synonym of '' Palmadusta artuffeli'' * ''Cypraea aurantium''

Gmelin Gmelin may refer to: * Karl Christian Gmelin, Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis, Alsatica et confinium regionum cis- et transrhenania'' (1806) * Charles Gmelin (1872–1950), British Olympic athlete * ...

, 1791: synonym of '' Lyncina aurantium'' * ''Cypraea barbieri'' Raybaudi, 1986: synonym of ''

Purpuradusta barbieri ''Purpuradusta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erroneinae of the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Purpuradusta'' include: *''Purpuradusta ...

'' * ''Cypraea asellus''

: synonym of '' Palmadusta asellus'' * ''Cypraea barclayi'' Reeve, 1857: synonym of '' Contradusta barclayi'' * ''Cypraea beckii'' Gaskoin, 1836 is a synonym of '' Erosaria beckii'' * ''Cypraea bernardi'' Richard, 1974: synonym of '' Erosaria bernardi'' * ''Cypraea bistrinotata'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937: synonym of '' Pustularia bistrinotata'' * ''Cypraea boivinii'' Kiener, 1843: synonym of '' Erosaria boivinii'' * ''Cypraea boucheti'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of '' Palmulacypraea boucheti'' * ''Cypraea bregeriana'' Crosse, 1868: synonym of ''

Contradusta bregeriana ''Contradusta bregeriana'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Contradusta bregeriana (Crosse, 1868). Accessed through: Worl ...

'' * ''Cypraea brevidentata'' Sowerby, 1870: synonym of '' Bistolida brevidentata'' * ''Cypraea broderipii'' Gray in Sowerby, 1832: synonym of'' Lyncina broderipii'' * ''Cypraea camelopardalis'' Perry, 1811: synonym of '' Lyncina camelopardalis'' * ''Cypraea capensis'': synonym of '' Cypraeovula capensis'' * ''Cypraea capricornica'' Lorenz, 1989is a synonym of '' Umbilia capricornica'' * ''Cypraea caputdraconis'' Melvill, 1888: synonym of '' Monetaria caputdraconis'' * ''Cypraea caputserpentis''

: synonym of ''

Erosaria caputserpentis ''Monetaria caputserpentis'', common name the serpent's-head cowry or snakehead cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Distribution This species occurs in th ...

'' * ''Cypraea carneola''

: synonym of '' Lyncina carneola'' * ''Cypraea carneola sowerbyi'' Anton, 1838: synonym of '' Lyncina carneola'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Cypraea castanea'' Higgins, 1868: synonym of '' Cypraeovula castanea'' * ''Cypraea catholicorum'' Schilder, 1938: synonym of '' Cribrarula catholicorum'' * ''Cypraea caurica''

: synonym of ''

Erronea caurica ''Erronea caurica'', common name the thick-edged cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognized : * ''Erronea caurica algida'' Bozz ...

'' * ''Cypraea cernica'' Sowerby, 1870: synonym of '' Erosaria cernica'' * ''Cypraea cervinetta'' Kiener, 1843: synonym of ''

Macrocypraea cervinetta ''Macrocypraea'' is a genus of large sea snails, cowries, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Macrocypraea'' include: *''Macrocypraea cervinetta'' ...

'' * ''Cypraea cervus'' Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of ''

Macrocypraea cervus ''Macrocypraea cervus'', common name the Atlantic deer cowry, is a species of large sea snail, a very large cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Distribution This species is mainly distribute ...

'' * ''Cypraea chiapponii'' Lorenz, 1999: synonym of '' Pustularia chiapponii'' * ''Cypraea childreni'' Gray, 1825: synonym of '' Ipsa childreni'' * ''Cypraea chinensis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Ovatipsa chinensis'' * ''Cypraea cicercula''

: synonym of '' Pustularia cicercula'' * ''Cypraea cinerea'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Luria cinerea'' * ''Cypraea citrina'' Gray, 1825: synonym of '' Erosaria citrina'' * ''Cypraea clandestina'' Linnaeus, 1767: synonym of '' Palmadusta clandestina'' * ''Cypraea cohenae'' Burgess, 1965: synonym of '' Cypraeovula cohenae'' * ''Cypraea colligata'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of '' Cypraeovula colligata'' * ''Cypraea coloba'' Melvill, 1888: synonym of '' Ovatipsa coloba'' * ''Cypraea comptonii'' Gray, 1847: synonym of '' Notocypraea comptoni'' * ''Cypraea connelli'' Liltved, 1983: synonym of '' Cypraeovula connelli'' * ''Cypraea conoidea'' Scopoli, 1786: synonym of ''

Morum oniscus ''Morum oniscus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Harpidae The Harpidae, known as the harp snails, are the members of a taxonomic family of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This fami ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Cypraea contaminata'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of '' Palmadusta contaminata'' * ''Cypraea controversa'' Gray, 1824: synonym of '' Luria controversa'' * ''Cypraea coronata'' Schilder 1930: synonym of '' Cypraeovula coronata'' * ''Cypraea costispunctata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of '' Pusula costispunctata'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) * ''Cypraea coxeni'' Cox, 1873: synonym of '' Eclogavena coxeni'' * ''Cypraea cribellum'' Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of '' Cribrarula cribellum'' * ''Cypraea cribraria''

: synonym of '' Cribrarula cribraria'' * ''Cypraea cruenta'': synonym of '' Ovatipsa chinensis'' * ''Cypraea cruickshanki'' Kilburn, 1972: synonym of '' Cypraeovula cruickshanki'' * ''Cypraea cumingii'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of '' Cribrarula cumingii'' * ''Cypraea cylindrica'' Born, 1778: synonym of '' Erronea cylindrica'' * ''Cypraea dayritiana'' Cate, 1963: synonym of '' Eclogavena dayritiana'' * ''Cypraea decipiens'' Smith, 1880: synonym of ''

Zoila decipiens ''Zoila decipiens'', common names the "humpback cowry" or "deceptive cowry", is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This shell got its Latin name ''decipiens'', meaning ''deceiving'' ...

'' * ''Cypraea declivis'' Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of '' Notocypraea declivis'' * ''Cypraea deforgesi'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of '' Austrasiatica deforgesi'' * ''Cypraea depressa'' Gray, 1824: synonym of '' Mauritia depressa'' * ''Cypraea diauges'' Melvill 1888 syn. of '' Bistolida diauges'' * ''Cypraea dillwyni'' Schilder 1922: synonym of '' Cryptocypraea dillwyni'' * ''Cypraea diluculum'' Reeve, 1845: synonym of '' Palmadusta diluculum'' * ''Cypraea eburnea'' Barnes, 1824: synonym of '' Erosaria eburnea'' * ''Cypraea edentula'': synonym of '' Cypraeovula edentula'' * ''Cypraea eglantina'' Duclos, 1833: synonym of '' Mauritia eglantina'' * ''Cypraea eludens'' Raybaudi, 1991: synonym of ''

Zoila eludens ''Zoila'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Zoila'' include: * ''Zoila alabaster'' Mont & Lorenz, 2013 * † '' Zoila campestris'' Darragh, 2011 * † ...

'' * ''Cypraea englerti'' Summers & Burgess, 1965: synonym of '' Erosaria englerti'' * ''Cypraea erosa''

: synonym of '' Erosaria erosa'' * ''Cypraea errones''

: synonym of ''

Erronea errones ''Erronea errones'', the wandering cowry or erroneous cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description These very common shells reach on average of length, with a maximum s ...

'' * ''Cypraea erythraeensis'' Sowerby, 1837: synonym of ''

Bistolida erythraeensis ''Bistolida erythraeensis'', the Red Sea cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description These quite uncommon shells reach of length, with a maximum si ...

'' * ''Cypraea esontropia'' Duclos, 1833: synonym of '' Cribrarula esontropia'' * ''Cypraea exmouthensis'' Melvill, 1888: synonym of '' Cribrarula exmouthensis'' * ''Cypraea exusta'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of '' Talparia exusta'' * ''Cypraea fallax'' Smith, 1881: synonym of '' Cribrarula fallax'' * ''Cypraea felina'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Melicerona felina'' * ''Cypraea fernandoi'' Cate, 1969: synonym of '' Erosa fernadoi'' * ''Cypraea fimbriata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Purpuradusta fimbriata'' * ''Cypraea friendii'' Gray, 1831: synonym of ''

Zoila friendii ''Zoila friendii'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, common name, commonly named the cowries ( cowry or cowrie), is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of s ...

'' * ''Cypraea fultoni'' Sowerby, 1903: synonym of '' Barycypraea fultoni'' * ''Cypraea fuscodentata'': synonym of '' Cypraeovula fuscodentata'' * ''Cypraea fuscorubra'' Shaw, 1909: synonym of '' Cypraeovula fuscorubra'' * ''Cypraea gangranosa'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of '' Erosaria gangranosa'' * ''Cypraea garciai'' Lorenz & Raines, 2001: synonym of '' Cribrarula garciai'' * ''Cypraea gaskoini'' Reeve, 1846: synonym of '' Cribrarula gaskoini'' * ''Cypraea gilvella'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of '' Luria gilvella'' * ''Cypraea globosa'': synonym of '' Lyncina lynx'' * ''Cypraea globulus''

: synonym of '' Pustularia globulus'' * ''Cypraea goodalli'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of '' Bistolida goodallii'' * ''Cypraea gracilis'' Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of ''

Purpuradusta gracilis ''Purpuradusta gracilis'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies * ''Purpuradusta gracilis gracilis'' (Gaskoin, J.S., 1849) ** forma : ''Purpuradusta gracilis gracil ...

'' * ''Cypraea granulata'' Pease, 1862: synonym of ''

Nucleolaria granulata ''Nucleolaria'' is a genus of gastropods belonging to 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 ...

'' * ''Cypraea grayana'' Schilder, 1930: synonym of '' Mauritia grayana'' * ''Cypraea guttata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Perisserosa guttata'' * ''Cypraea hammondae'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of ''

Purpuradusta hammondae ''Purpuradusta'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Erroneinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Purpuradusta'' include: *''Purpuradusta barbieri'' (Raybaudi Massilia, L ...

'' * ''Cypraea hartsmithi'' Schilder, 1967: synonym of ''

Notocypraea hartsmithi ''Notocypraea'' is a genus of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Notocypraea Schilder, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...

'' * ''Cypraea helvola''

: synonym of '' Erosaria helvola'' * ''Cypraea hesitata'' Jousseaume, 1884: synonym of '' Umbilia hesitata'' * ''Cypraea hirundo''

: synonym of '' Blasicrura hirundo'' * ''Cypraea histrio'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Mauritia histrio'' * ''Cypraea humphreysii''

Gray Grey (more frequent in British English) or gray (more frequent in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning that it has no chroma. It is the color of a cloud-covered s ...

, 1825: synonym of '' Palmadusta humphreysii'' * ''Cypraea hungerfordi lovetha'' Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005: synonym of ''Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi'' (Mock, 1996) * ''Cypraea inocellata'' Gray is a synonym of '' Erosaria miliaris'' * ''Cypraea interrupta'' Gray, 1824: synonym of '' Blasicrura interrupta'' * ''Cypraea isabella''

: synonym of ''

Luria isabella ''Luria isabella'', common names Isabel's cowry, Isabella cowry or fawn-coloured cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

'' * ''Cypraea kieneri'' Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of '' Bistolida kieneri'' * ''Cypraea lamarckii'' Gray, 1825: synonym of '' Erosaria lamarckii'' * ''Cypraea lentiginosa'': synonym of '' Palmadusta lentiginosa'' * ''Cypraea leucodon'' Broderip, 1828: synonym of '' Lyncina leucodon'' (Broderip, 1828) * ''Cypraea leucodon leucodon'' Broderip, 1828: synonym of '' Lyncina leucodon'' (Broderip, 1828) * ''Cypraea leviathan'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937: synonym of '' Lyncina leviathan'' * ''Cypraea lisetae'' Kilburn, 1975: synonym of '' Nesiocypraea lisetae'' * ''Cypraea limacina'' Lamarck, 1810: synonym of '' Staphylaea limacina'' * ''Cypraea lurica'': synonym of ''

'' * ''Cypraea lurida'' Linnaeus: synonym of '' Luria lurida'' * ''Cypraea lynx''

: synonym of '' Lyncina lynx'' * ''Cypraea macandrewi'' Sowerby, 1870: synonym of '' Erosaria macandrewi'' * ''Cypraea maculifera'' Schilder, 1932: synonym of '' Mauritia maculifera'' * ''Cypraea madagascariensis'' Gmelin, 1790: synonym of'' Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis'' * ''Cypraea mappa''

: synonym of ''

Leporicypraea mappa ''Leporicypraea mappa'' (previously known as ''Cypraea mappa''), common name the map cowry, is a species of large sea snail, a cowry, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This is considered an economy ...

'' * ''Cypraea margarita'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of '' Pustularia margarita'' * ''Cypraea marginalis'' Dillwyn, 1827: synonym of '' Erosaria marginalis'' * ''Cypraea mariae'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of''

Annepona mariae ''Annepona mariae '' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The species was named after German malacologist Maria Schilder. Description The oval, porcellaneous shell is 9–20 ...

'' * ''Cypraea mauiensis'' Burgess, 1967: synonym of '' Pustularia mauiensis'' * ''Cypraea mauritiana''

: synonym of '' Mauritia mauritiana'' * ''Cypraea microdon'' Gray, 1828: synonym of ''

Purpuradusta microdon ''Purpuradusta microdon'' is species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species lives in the Indo-Pacific oceans.

'' * ''Cypraea miliaris'' Gmelin, 1790: synonym of '' Erosaria miliaris'' * ''Cypraea minoridens'' Melvill, 1901: synonym of ''

Purpuradusta minoridens ''Purpuradusta minoridens'', common name : the small-toothed cowry, is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae.Moretzsohn, F. (2012). Purpuradusta minoridens. Accessed through: World Registe ...

'' * ''Cypraea moneta''

: synonym of ''

Monetaria moneta ''Monetaria moneta'', common name the money cowrie, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

'' * ''Cypraea mus''

: synonym of '' Muracypraea mus'' * ''Cypraea nebrites'' Melvill, 1888: synonym of '' Erosaria nebrites'' * ''Cypraea nigropunctata'' Gray, 1828: synonym of '' Pseudozonaria nigropunctata'' * ''Cypraea nivosa'' Broderip, 1827: synonym of '' Lyncina nivosa'' * ''Cypraea nucleus''

: synonym of '' Staphylaea nucleus'' * ''Cypraea ocellata'' L.: synonym of '' Erosaria ocellata'' * ''Cypraea oniscus'' Lamarck, 1810: synonym of '' Triviella aperta'' (Swainson, 1822) * ''Cypraea onyx''

: synonym of ''

Erronea onyx ''Erronea onyx'', common name the onyx cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average of leng ...

'' * ''Cypraea owenii'' Sowerby, 1837: synonym of '' Bistolida owenii'' * ''Cypraea ovum'' Gmelin 1791 (synonym of ''

Erronea ovum ''Erronea ovum'', common name the egg cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average of lengt ...

'' * ''Cypraea pallida'': synonym of ''

Erronea pallida ''Erronea pallida'', common name pale cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shell size varies between 13 mm and 34 mm. The dorsum surface is usuall ...

'' * ''Cypraea pallidula'' (Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of '' Blasicrura pallidula'' * ''Cypraea pediculus'' var. ''cimex'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of '' Pusula cimex'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) * ''Cypraea picta'' Gray, 1824: synonym of '' Zonaria picta'' * ''Cypraea piperita'' Gray, 1825: synonym of '' Notocypraea piperita'' * ''Cypraea poraria''

: synonym of '' Erosaria poraria'' * ''Cypraea propinqua'' Garrett, 1879: synonym of '' Lyncina carneola'' * ''Cypraea pulchra'' Gray, 1824: synonym of '' Luria pulchra'' * ''Cypraea pulchella'' Swainson, 1823: synonym of '' Contradusta pulchella'' * ''Cypraea punctata'' Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of '' Ransoniella punctata'' * ''Cypraea pyriformis'' Gray, 1824 (synonym of ''

Erronea pyriformis ''Erronea pyriformis'', common name the pear-shaped cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average of length, ...

'' * ''Cypraea pyrum'' Gmelin, 1791 (synonym of '' Zonaria pyrum'' * ''Cypraea reticulata'' Martyn, 1784: synonym of '' Mauritia histrio'' * ''Cypraea robertsi'' Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of '' Pseudozonaria robertsi'' * ''Cypraea sakuraii'' (Habe, 1970): synonym of ''

Austrasiatica sakuraii ''Austrasiatica sakuraii'' 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), fam ...

'' (Habe, 1970) * ''Cypraea schilderorum'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of '' Lyncina schilderorum'' * ''Cypraea scurra'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''

'' * ''Cypraea solandri'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of '' Pusula solandri'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) * ''Cypraea spadicea'' Swainson, 1823: synonym of '' Neobernaya spadicea'' * ''Cypraea spurca''

: synonym of ''

Erosaria spurca ''Naria spurca'', common name the dirty cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these very common cowries reach on average of lengt ...

'' * ''Cypraea staphylaea''

: synonym of '' Staphylaea staphylaea'' * ''Cypraea stercoraria'' Linnaeus: synonym of '' Trona stercoraria'' * ''Cypraea stolida''

: synonym of '' Bistolida stolida'' * ''Cypraea subviridis'' Reeve, 1835: synonym of '' Erronea subviridis'' (Reeve, 1835) * ''Cypraea sulcidentata'' Gray, 1824): synonym of '' Lyncina sulcidentata'' * ''Cypraea surinamensis'' G. Perry, 1811: synonym of '' Propustularia surinamensis'' * ''Cypraea talpa''

: synonym of ''

Talparia talpa ''Talparia talpa'', common name the mole cowry or chocolate banded cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies * ''Talparia talpa lutani'' Bridges, 201 ...

'' * ''Cypraea teres'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Blasicrura teres'' * ''Cypraea tessellata'' Swainson, 1822: synonym of '' Luria tessellata'' * ''Cypraea testudinaria''

: synonym of '' Chelycypraea testudinaria'' * ''Cypraea teuleri'' Cazenavette, 1845: synonym of '' Bernaya teulerei'' * ''Cypraea thomasi'' Crosse, 1865: synonym of '' Erosaria thomasi'' * ''Cypraea turdus'' Lamarck, 1810: synonym of '' Erosaria turdus'' * ''Cypraea umbilicata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of '' Umbilia hesitata'' (Iredale, 1916) * ''Cypraea ursellus'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Bistolida ursellus'' * ''Cypraea ventriculus'' Lamarck, 1810: synonym of '' Lyncina ventriculus'' * ''Cypraea venusta'' Sowerby, 1847: synonym of ''

Zoila venusta ''Zoila'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Zoila'' include: * ''Zoila alabaster'' Mont & Lorenz, 2013 * † '' Zoila campestris'' Darragh, 2011 * † ...

'' * ''Cypraea verhoefi'' Burgess, 1982: synonym of '' Cypraeovula castanea'' (Higgins, 1868) * ''Cypraea vitellus''

: synonym of '' Lyncina vitellus'' * ''Cypraea vredenburgi'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of ''

Erronea vredenburgi ''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * ''Erronea adusta'' (Lamarck, 1810) * ''Erronea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978 * ''Errone ...

'' * ''Cypraea walkeri'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of '' Contradusta walkeri'' * ''Cypraea xanthodon'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of '' Erronea xanthodon'' * ''Cypraea zebra''

: synonym of ''

Macrocypraea zebra ''Macrocypraea zebra'', common name the measled cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies *''Macrocypraea zebra dissimilis'', Schilder, Franz Alfred, 1924

'' * ''Cypraea ziczac''

: synonym of '' Palmadusta ziczac'' * ''Cypraea zonaria'' Gmelin: synonym of '' Zonaria zonaria''

References

External links

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
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