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Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758

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205978  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205978)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Cypraeinae (Subfamily)
  10. Cypraeini (Tribe)
  11. Cypraea (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Species Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786
Species Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758

Species Cypraea adusta Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Erronea adusta (Lamarck, 1810) (original combination)
Species Cypraea alfredensis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1929) accepted as Cypraeovula alfredensis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1929)
Species Cypraea alga Perry, 1811 accepted as Leporicypraea alga (Perry, 1811) (original combination)
Species Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825 accepted as Cypraeovula algoensis (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983 accepted as Blasicrura alisonae (Burgess, 1983) accepted as Blasicrura pellucens (Melvill, 1888) accepted as Talostolida pellucens (Melvill, 1888)
Species Cypraea amarata Mörch, 1852 accepted as Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888 accepted as Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888) (original combination)
Species Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Pseudozonaria arabicula (Lamarck, 1810) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 accepted as Naria beckii (Gaskoin, 1836) (original combination)
Species Cypraea bistrinotata (M. Schilder & F. A. Schilder, 1937) accepted as Pustularia bistrinotata M. Schilder & F. A. Schilder, 1937
Species Cypraea broderipii J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Callistocypraea broderipii (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (original combination)
Species Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811 accepted as Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811) (original combination)
Species Cypraea capensis Gray, 1828 accepted as Cypraeovula capensis (Gray, 1828) (original combination)
Species Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea cernica G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Naria cernica (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) (original combination)
Species Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825 accepted as Ipsa childreni (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Species Cypraea chrysalis Kiener, 1844 accepted as Purpuradusta microdon chrysalis (Kiener, 1844) (original combination)
Species Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pustularia cicercula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825 accepted as Naria citrina (Gray, 1825) (original combination)
Species Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767 accepted as Palmadusta clandestina (Linnaeus, 1767) (original combination)
Species Cypraea coloba Melvill, 1888 accepted as Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888) (original combination)
Species Cypraea contaminata J. E. Gray, 1832 accepted as Palmadusta contaminata (J. E. Gray, 1832)
Species Cypraea coronata (F. A. Schilder, 1930) accepted as Cypraeovula coronata (F. A. Schilder, 1930)
Species Cypraea cribellum Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Cribrarula cribellum (Gaskoin, 1849) accepted as Cribrarula esontropia cribellum (Gaskoin, 1849)
Species Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Cribrarula cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea cruenta Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791) (junior synonym)
Species Cypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972 accepted as Cypraeovula cruickshanki (Kilburn, 1972) (original combination)
Species Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778 accepted as Erronea cylindrica (Born, 1778)
Species Cypraea depressa J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Mauritia depressa (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845 accepted as Palmadusta diluculum (Reeve, 1845) (original combination)
Species Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824 accepted as Naria eburnea (Barnes, 1824) (original combination)
Species Cypraea edentula J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Cypraeovula edentula (Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833 accepted as Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833) (original combination)
Species Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Naria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea erythraeensis G. B. Sowerby I, 1837 accepted as Bistolida erythraeensis (G. B. Sowerby I, 1837) (original combination)
Species Cypraea esontropia Duclos, 1833 accepted as Cribrarula esontropia (Duclos, 1833) (original combination)
Species Cypraea exusta J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832 accepted as Talparia exusta (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
Species Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Melicerona felina (Gmelin, 1791)
Species Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Species Cypraea fuscodentata J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Cypraeovula fuscodentata (J. E. Gray, 1825) (original combination)
Species Cypraea fuscorubra H. Shaw, 1909 accepted as Cypraeovula fuscorubra (H. Shaw, 1909) (original combination)
Species Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817) (original combination)
Species Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846 accepted as Cribrarula gaskoini (Reeve, 1846)
Species Cypraea globosa J. E. Gray, 1832 accepted as Cleotrivia globosa (J. E. Gray, 1832) (original combination)
Species Cypraea globulus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Pustularia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849 accepted as Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849) (original combination)
Species Cypraea grayana (F. A. Schilder, 1930) accepted as Mauritia grayana F. A. Schilder, 1930
Species Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Species Cypraea interrupta J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Blasicrura interrupta (J. E. Gray, 1824) (original combination)
Species Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Luria isabella (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906 accepted as Bistolida kieneri (Hidalgo, 1906)
Species Cypraea lamarckii J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Naria lamarckii (J. E. Gray, 1825) (original combination)
Species Cypraea lentiginosa J. E. Gray, 1825 accepted as Palmadusta lentiginosa (J. E. Gray, 1825)
Species Cypraea leviathan M. Schilder & F. A. Schilder, 1937 accepted as Lyncina leviathan leviathan (M. Schilder & F. A. Schilder, 1937)
Species Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810 accepted as Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810) (original combination)
Species Cypraea lurica [sic] accepted as Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) (misspelling)
Species Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea macandrewi G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 accepted as Naria macandrewi (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) (original combination)
Species Cypraea maculifera (F. A. Schilder, 1932) accepted as Mauritia maculifera F. A. Schilder, 1932
Species Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817 accepted as Pustularia margarita (Dillwyn, 1817) (original combination)
Species Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827 accepted as Naria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827) (original combination)
Species Cypraea mariae (F. A. Schilder, 1927) accepted as Annepona mariae (F. A. Schilder, 1927)
Species Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea microdon J. E. Gray, 1828 accepted as Purpuradusta microdon (J. E. Gray, 1828) (original combination)
Species Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Naria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Species Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea nebrites Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria nebrites (Melvill, 1888)
Species Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827 accepted as Callistocypraea nivosa (Broderip, 1827) (original combination)
Species Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Naria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Erronea onyx (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea oweni [sic] accepted as Bistolida owenii (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) (misspelling)
Species Cypraea pallida J. E. Gray, 1824 accepted as Erronea pallida (J. E. Gray, 1824)
Species Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Naria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879 accepted as Lyncina propinqua (Garrett, 1879) (original combination)
Species Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824 accepted as Luria pulchra (Gray, 1824) (original combination)
Species Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771 accepted as Ransoniella punctata (Linnaeus, 1771)
Species Cypraea pyrum Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Zonaria pyrum (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Species Cypraea reentsii Dunker, 1852 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Species Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784 accepted as Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791) (non-binominal)
Species Cypraea scottii Broderip, 1831 accepted as Zoila friendii friendii (Gray, 1831)
Species Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
Species Cypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Trona stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Bistolida stolida (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (original combination)
Species Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)
Species Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Cypraea teuleri [sic] (unaccepted, misspelling)
Species Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Cypraea variolaria Lamarck, 1810 (unaccepted, original combination, original rank)
Species Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Cypraea walkeri J. E. Gray, 1832 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758 (unaccepted, original combination)
Species Cypraea zonaria Gmelin, 1791 (unaccepted)

Species Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205978 on 2023-03-23
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2023). African Register of Marine Species. Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205978 on 2023-03-23
Date
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2004-06-06 22:00:00Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-09-11 06:44:08Z
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Martinez, Olga
2010-10-02 14:14:35Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2013-02-23 20:58:28Z
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Moretzsohn, Fabio
2017-08-26 20:18:08Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2018-01-02 21:59:50Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2021-12-21 14:32:46Z
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Dekker, Henk

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

additional source Ingram, W. M. (1943). Comments on F. A. Schilder's "Cypraeacea from Hawaii" and Schilder and Schilder's "Prodome of a monograph of living Cypraeidae". <em>The Nautilus.</em> 57(1): 22-27., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8515476 [details]   
 
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Live tiger cowrie from Hawaii
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Live tiger cowrie from Hawaii
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Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
 Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
 Cypraea tigris
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Cypraea tigris
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