Caphyra alata Richters, 1880 (additional source)
Caphyra carinata Stephenson & Rees, 1968 accepted as Caphyra alata Richters, 1880 (source of synonymy)
Caphyra fulva Stephenson & Campbell, 1960 (basis of record)
Caphyra hemisphaerica Rathbun, 1911 (basis of record)
Caphyra laevis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) accepted as Caphyra loevis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) (additional source)
Caphyra Monticellii Nobili, 1901 accepted as Caphyra polita (Heller, 1860) (source of synonymy)
Caphyra octodentata Haswell, 1882 accepted as Caphyra loevis (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) (source of synonymy)
Caphyra polita (Heller, 1860) (basis of record)
Caphyra tricostata Richters, 1880 (basis of record)
Caphyra tridens Richters, 1880 (basis of record)

Madagascar for Caphyra alata Richters, 1880 
Madagascar for Caphyra carinata Stephenson & Rees, 1968 
Madagascar for Caphyra fulva Stephenson & Campbell, 1960 
Madagascar for Caphyra octodentata Haswell, 1882 
Madagascar for Caphyra polita (Heller, 1860) 
Madagascar for Caphyra rotundifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) 
Madagascar for Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Caphyra alata Richters, 1880 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Caphyra rotundifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Caphyra tricostata Richters, 1880 
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone for Caphyra tridens Richters, 1880 
Red Sea for Caphyra alata Richters, 1880 
Red Sea for Caphyra Monticellii Nobili, 1901 
Red Sea for Caphyra polita (Heller, 1860) 
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone for Caphyra hemisphaerica Rathbun, 1911 
South Africa (country) for Caphyra alata Richters, 1880 
South Africa (country) for Caphyra unidentata Lenz, 1910 
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Caphyra rotundifrons (A. Milne-Edwards, 1869) 

 Description

 for Caphyra carinata Stephenson & Rees, 1968

Description by Stephenson & Rees was based on the specimen that Crosnier mis-identified as C. yookadai. [details]

 Remark

 for Caphyra tricostata Richters, 1880

Only known from the holotype. [details]

 Synonymy

 for Caphyra Monticellii Nobili, 1901

Needs confirmation, after inspection of the types of C. monticellii, which were unavailable to Crosnier (1975) [details]