''Lyncina'' is a

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, the cowries. Verbreitungsgebiet Lyncina

Species

Species within the genus ''Lyncina'' include: *'' Lyncina aliceae'' Lum, 2013 * † '' Lyncina amygdalina'' (Grateloup, 1846) * † '' Lyncina aquitanica'' Schilder, 1927 *'' Lyncina camelopardalis'' (

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, 1811) *'' Lyncina carneola'' (

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) * † '' Lyncina cingulata'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina eristicos'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina gourguesi'' Dolin, 1998 * † '' Lyncina imperialis'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 *'' Lyncina kuroharai'' ( Kuroda & Habe, 1961) *'' Lyncina leucodon'' ( Broderip, 1832) *'' Lyncina leviathan'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937 *'' Lyncina lynx'' (

) * † '' Lyncina maestratii'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina magnifica'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina miopropinqua'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina peyroti'' (Schilder, 1932) * † '' Lyncina ponderosa'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina praemiocaenica'' (Venzo, 1937) * † '' Lyncina prevostina'' (Grateloup, 1847) * '' Lyncina propinqua'' (Garrett, 1879) *'' Lyncina schilderorum'' Iredale, 1939 * '' Lyncina sulcidentata''

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, 1824 * † '' Lyncina testicula'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina titaniana'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina tumida'' (Grateloup, 1834) *'' Lyncina ventriculus'' (

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolo ...

, 1810) *'' Lyncina vitellus'' (

)

;Species brought into synonymy: *''Lyncina argus'' (

): synonym of '' Arestorides argus'' (

) * ''Lyncina 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 '' Callistocypraea aurantium'' (Gmelin, 1791) *''Lyncina broderipii''

in Sowerby, 1832: synonym of '' Callistocypraea broderipii'' (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) *''Lyncina joycae'' (Clover, 1970): synonym of '' Raybaudia joycae'' (Clover, 1970) * ''Lyncina leucodon'' (Broderip, 1828): synonym of '' Callistocypraea leucodon'' (Broderip, 1828) *''Lyncina nivosa'' ( Broderip, 1827): synonym of '' Callistocypraea nivosa'' (Broderip, 1827) *''Lyncina porteri'' (Cate, 1966): synonym of '' Raybaudia porteri'' (C. N. Cate, 1966)

References

External links

Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin.

Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9

Jousseaume, F. (1884). Division des Cypraeidae. Le Naturaliste. 6(52): 414-415.
Cypraeidae Gastropod genera {{Cypraeidae-stub