''Erronea'' is a

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Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Species

Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * '' Erronea adusta'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * '' Erronea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978 * '' Erronea caurica'' ( Linnaeus,

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Erronea cylindrica ''Erronea cylindrica'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells reach of length. These cowries have a surface smooth and shiny. They are cylindrical, their ba ...

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, 1778) * '' Erronea errones'' ( Linnaeus,

) * '' Erronea fernandoi'' Cate, 1969 * ''

Erronea garyi ''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * '' Erronea adusta'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * '' Erronea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978 * '' Er ...

'' Petuch, Berschauer & D. B. Waller, 2019 * ''

Erronea nymphae ''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * '' Erronea adusta'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * '' Erronea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978 * '' Er ...

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, 1850) * '' Erronea onyx'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''

Erronea ovum ''Erronea ovum'', common name the egg cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these quite common cowries reach on average of lengt ...

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, 1791) * ''

Erronea pallida ''Erronea pallida'', common name pale 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 34 mm. The dorsum surface is usua ...

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, 1824) * ''

Erronea pyriformis ''Erronea pyriformis'', common name the pear-shaped cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average of lengt ...

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, 1824) * ''

Erronea rabaulensis ''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * '' Erronea adusta'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * '' Erronea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978 * '' Er ...

'' Schilder, 1964 * ''

Erronea subviridis ''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * ''Erronea adusta'' (Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, Lamarck, ...

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, 1835) * '' Erronea vredenburgi'' Schilder, 1927 * ''

Erronea xanthodon ''Erronea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Erronea'' include: * '' Erronea adusta'' ( Lamarck, 1810) * '' Erronea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978 * '' Er ...

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, 1832) ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Erronea angustata'' (

, 1791): synonym of ''

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, ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Erronea bealsi'' Mock, 1996: synonym of ''Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi'' (Mock, 1996) (original combination) * ''Erronea bregeriana'' (

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, 1868): synonym of ''

Contradusta bregeriana ''Contradusta bregeriana'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Ar ...

'' (Crosse, 1868) * ''Erronea chinensis'' (

, 1791): synonym of ''

Ovatipsa chinensis ''Ovatipsa chinensis'' common name the Chinese cowrie, is a species of cowry, a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The mantle of the animal is bright red, and it is completely covered by pr ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Erronea coloba'' (

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, 1888): synonym of ''

Ovatipsa coloba ''Ovatipsa coloba'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...

'' (Melvill, 1888) * ''Erronea donghaiensis'' Ma, 1997: synonym of ''Paradusta hungerfordi hungerfordi'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888) * ''Erronea hungerfordi'' (

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, 1888): synonym of ''

Paradusta hungerfordi ''Paradusta hungerfordi'', common name Hungerford's cowry, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1888) * ''Erronea japonica'' Schilder, 1931: synonym of ''Purpuradusta gracilis notata'' (Gill, 1858) (synonym) * ''Erronea langfordi''

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, 1938: synonym of ''

Austrasiatica langfordi ''Austrasiatica langfordi'', common name : Langford's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies *''Austrasiatica langfordi cavatoensis'' (Lorenz, F. Jr., 2002) *''A ...

'' (Kuroda, 1938) (original combination) * ''Erronea listeri'' (

, 1824): synonym of ''

Melicerona listeri ''Melicerona'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Melicerona'' include: *''Melicerona felina'' (Gmelin Gmelin may refer to: * Gmelin's test, a chemical ...

'' (Gray, 1824) * ''Erronea pulchella'' ( Swainson, 1823): synonym of ''

Ficadusta pulchella ''Ficadusta pulchella'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), aff ...

'' (Swainson, 1823) * ''Erronea succincta'' ( Linnaeus,

): synonym of '' Erronea onyx'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Erronea teramachii''

, 1938: synonym of ''

Nesiocypraea teramachii ''Nesiocypraea teramachii'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. ;Subspecies: * ''Nesiocypraea teramachii neocaledonica'' Lorenz, 2002 * ''Nesiocypraea teramachii polyphemus'' L ...

'' (Kuroda, 1938) (original combination) * ''Erronea walkeri'' (

, 1832): synonym of ''

Contradusta walkeri ''Contradusta walkeri'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies *''Contradusta walkeri continens'' (Tom Iredale, Iredale, 1935) *''Contradusta walkeri s ...

'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) * ''Erronea weaveri'' Walls, 1980: synonym of '' Ficadusta barclayi'' (Reeve, 1857)

References

External links

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

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

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

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