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cowries Cowrie or cowry () is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. The term '' porcelain'' derives from the old Italian term for the cowrie shell (''porcellana' ...

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Cypraeidae Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies. Shell description Cypraeidae have adult shel ...

, the

Species

Species within the genus ''Cypraea'' include: * † '' Cypraea ficoides'' (Hutton, 1873) * '' Cypraea pantherina''

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, 1786 * † '' Cypraea porcellus'' 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 b ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...

;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'' * ''Cypraea acicularis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Erosaria acicularis'' * ''Cypraea aenigma'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of '' Nesiocypraea aenigma'' * ''Cypraea albuginosa'' Gray, 1825: synonym of '' Erosaria albuginosa'' * ''Cypraea alexhuberti'' Lorenz & Huber, 1999: synonym of '' Austrasiatica alexhuberti'' * ''Cypraea alfredensis'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1929): synonym of '' Cypraeovula alfredensis'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1929) * ''Cypraea algoensis'' Gray, 1825: synonym of '' Cypraeovula algoensis'' * ''Cypraea alisonae'' Burgess, 1983: synonym of '' Blasicrura alisonae'' * ''Cypraea amarata'' (Meuschen, 1787): synonym of '' Mauritia scurra'' * ''Cypraea amphitales'' Melvill, 1888 : synonym of '' Cypraeovula amphitales'' * ''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'' * ''Cypraea angustata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Notocypraea angustata'' * ''Cypraea annettae'' Dall, 1909: synonym of ''

Pseudozonaria annettae ''Pseudozonaria annettae'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shell of this species reaches of length. Distribution and habitat This species and its subspecies ...

'' * ''Cypraea annulus''

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

: synonym of ''

Mauritia arabica ''Mauritia arabica'', common name the Arabian cowry, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognized: *''Mauritia arabica arabica'' (Linnaeu ...

'' * ''Cypraea arabicula'': synonym of ''

Pseudozonaria arabicula ''Pseudozonaria arabicula'', common name : the little Arabian 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 37 mm. The ...

'' * ''Cypraea argus''

: synonym of '' Arestorides argus'' * ''Cypraea armeniaca'' Verco, 1912: synonym of ''

Umbilia armeniaca ''Umbilia armeniaca'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description Distribution References

Cypraeidae Gastropods described in 1912 {{Cypraeidae ...

'' * ''Cypraea artuffeli'' Jousseaume, 1876: synonym of '' Palmadusta artuffeli'' * ''Cypraea aurantium''

Gmelin Gmelin may refer to: * Gmelin's test, a chemical test * Gmelin database, a German handbook/encyclopedia of inorganic compounds initiated by Leopold Gmelin People * Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis ...

, 1791: synonym of '' Lyncina aurantium'' * ''Cypraea barbieri'' Raybaudi, 1986: synonym of '' Purpuradusta barbieri'' * ''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'' * ''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'' * ''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 ''Cypraeovula castanea'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies *''Cypraeovula castanea castanea'' (Higgins, 1868) *''Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa'' Swarts & Liltved in ...

'' * ''Cypraea catholicorum'' Schilder, 1938: synonym of '' Cribrarula catholicorum'' * ''Cypraea caurica''

: synonym of '' Erronea caurica'' * ''Cypraea cernica'' Sowerby, 1870: synonym of '' Erosaria cernica'' * ''Cypraea cervinetta'' Kiener, 1843: synonym of '' 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 Cypraeidae, the cowries. Distribution This species is mainly distributed in the tropical ...

'' * ''Cypraea chiapponii'' Lorenz, 1999: synonym of '' Pustularia chiapponii'' * ''Cypraea childreni'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''

Ipsa childreni ''Ipsa childreni'' is a species of small or medium-sized sea snail, a cowry, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Shell description Two views of a shell of ''Ipsa childreni'': File:Ipsa childreni 2 ...

'' * ''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'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Cypraea contaminata'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of '' Palmadusta contaminata'' * ''Cypraea controversa'' Gray, 1824: synonym of ''

Luria controversa ''Luria controversa'', the 'Controversial Isabella', is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Some specialists consider ''Luria controversa'' a valid species (F. A. Schilder), while ot ...

'' * ''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 ''Cribrarula cribraria'', the 'sieve/tan and white cowry', is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The mantle of this cowry is translucent bright orange-red. ''Cribrarula ...

'' * ''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'' * ''Cypraea declivis'' Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of '' Notocypraea declivis'' * ''Cypraea deforges]'' 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'' * ''Cypraea erythraeensis'' Sowerby, 1837: synonym of '' Bistolida erythraeensis'' * ''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, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod moll ...

'' * ''Cypraea fultoni'' Sowerby, 1903: synonym of ''

Barycypraea fultoni Fulton's Cowry (or Maltese Cross Cowry) ranks among the most famous and sought-after species of the family Cypraeidae. In the 1980s, a collector bought the then world record size (slightly less than 80 mm) specimen for US$22,000. Not long af ...

'' * ''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 ''Lyncina lynx'', common name : the lynx cowry or eyed cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description ''Lyncina lynx'' is quite common. The shells of the ...

'' * ''Cypraea globulus''

: synonym of '' Pustularia globulus'' * ''Cypraea goodalli'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of '' Bistolida goodallii'' * ''Cypraea gracilis'' Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of '' Purpuradusta gracilis'' * ''Cypraea granulata'' Pease, 1862: synonym of ''

Nucleolaria granulata ''Nucleolaria granulata'', common name the granulated cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shell of this quite uncommon cowry reaches on average of length, ...

'' * ''Cypraea grayana'' Schilder, 1930: synonym of '' Mauritia grayana'' * ''Cypraea guttata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Perisserosa guttata'' * ''Cypraea hammondae'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of '' Purpuradusta hammondae'' * ''Cypraea hartsmithi'' Schilder, 1967: synonym of '' Notocypraea hartsmithi'' * ''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''

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, 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'' * ''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 '' Erronea caurica'' * ''Cypraea lurida'' Linnaeus: synonym of ''Luria lurida'' * ''Cypraea lynx''

: synonym of ''

'' * ''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'' * ''Cypraea margarita'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of ''Pustularia margarita'' * ''Cypraea marginalis'' Dillwyn, 1827: synonym of ''Erosaria marginalis'' * ''Cypraea mariae'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of'' Annepona mariae'' * ''Cypraea mauiensis'' Burgess, 1967: synonym of ''Pustularia mauiensis'' * ''Cypraea mauritiana''

: synonym of ''Mauritia mauritiana'' * ''Cypraea microdon'' Gray, 1828: synonym of ''Purpuradusta microdon'' * ''Cypraea miliaris'' Gmelin, 1790: synonym of ''Erosaria miliaris'' * ''Cypraea minoridens'' Melvill, 1901: synonym of ''Purpuradusta minoridens'' * ''Cypraea moneta''

: synonym of ''Monetaria moneta'' * ''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'' * ''Cypraea owenii'' Sowerby, 1837: synonym of ''Bistolida owenii'' * ''Cypraea ovum'' Gmelin 1791 (synonym of ''Erronea ovum'' * ''Cypraea pallida'': synonym of ''Erronea pallida'' * ''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'' * ''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'' (Habe, 1970) * ''Cypraea schilderorum'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of ''Lyncina schilderorum'' * ''Cypraea scurra'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of '' Mauritia scurra'' * ''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'' * ''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'' * ''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'' * ''Cypraea verhoefi'' Burgess, 1982: synonym of ''

'' (Higgins, 1868) * ''Cypraea vitellus''

: synonym of ''Lyncina vitellus'' * ''Cypraea vredenburgi'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of ''Erronea vredenburgi'' * ''Cypraea walkeri'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of ''Contradusta walkeri'' * ''Cypraea xanthodon'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''Erronea xanthodon'' * ''Cypraea zebra''

: synonym of ''Macrocypraea zebra'' * ''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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