''Notocypraea'' is a

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, a cowry, a marine

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in the

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Cypraeidae, the cowries.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Notocypraea Schilder, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534633 on 2021-10-06

Species

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Notocypraea angustata ''Notocypraea angustata'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. __TOC__ Distribution This species and its subspecies occur in the seas along southern Australia Australia, ...

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, 1791) *''

Notocypraea comptoni ''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 ...

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, 1847) *''

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

'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1870) *'' Notocypraea dissecta'' Iredale, 1930 *''

Notocypraea piperita ''Notocypraea piperita'', common name peppered cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description ''Notocypraea piperita'' has a shell reaching a size of 16–30 mm. T ...

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, 1825) *''

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

'' ( Reeve, 1846) *''

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

'' ( Beddome, 1897) ;Taxon inquirendum: * ''Notocypraea occidentalis'' Iredale, 1935 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Notocypraea bicolor'' (Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of ''Notocypraea piperita bicolor'' (Gaskoin, 1849) * ''Notocypraea casta'' Schilder & Summers, 1963: synonym of ''Notocypraea comptonii'' (Gray, 1847) * ''Notocypraea hartsmithi'' (Schilder, 1967): synonym of ''Notocypraea dissecta'' Iredale, 1931 * ''Notocypraea musumea'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1961): synonym of '' Palmulacypraea musumea'' (Kuroda & Habe, 1961) * ''Notocypraea verconis'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1932: synonym of ''Notocypraea angustata'' (Gmelin, 1791)

References

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External links

Iredale, T. (1935). Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist. 8(2): 96-135, pls 8-9
Cypraeidae {{Cypraeidae-stub