''Lyncina'' is a

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s in the

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Cypraeidae, the cowries. Verbreitungsgebiet Lyncina

Species

Species within the genus ''Lyncina'' include: *''

Lyncina aliceae ''Lyncina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Lyncina'' include: *''Lyncina aliceae'' Lum, 2013 * † ''Lyncina amygda ...

'' Lum, 2013 * † ''

Lyncina amygdalina ''Lyncina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Lyncina'' include: *''Lyncina aliceae'' Lum, 2013 * † '' Lyncina amygdalina'' (Grateloup, 1846) * † ...

'' (Grateloup, 1846) * † '' Lyncina aquitanica'' Schilder, 1927 *'' Lyncina camelopardalis'' ( Perry, 1811) *'' Lyncina carneola'' ( Linnaeus,

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) * † '' Lyncina cingulata'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina eristicos'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina gourguesi'' Dolin, 1998 * † '' Lyncina imperialis'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 *''

Lyncina kuroharai Lyncina kuroharai 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), affinity ...

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& Habe, 1961) *''

Lyncina leucodon ''Lyncina leucodon'' 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), affini ...

'' ( Broderip, 1832) *''

Lyncina leviathan ''Lyncina leviathan'' is a species of tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937 *''

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 ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

) * † '' Lyncina maestratii'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina magnifica'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina miopropinqua'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † ''

Lyncina peyroti ''Lyncina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Lyncina'' include: *''Lyncina aliceae'' Lum, 2013 * † '' Lyncina amygdalina'' (Grateloup, 1846) * † ...

'' (Schilder, 1932) * † '' Lyncina ponderosa'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina praemiocaenica'' (Venzo, 1937) * † '' Lyncina prevostina'' (Grateloup, 1847) * '' Lyncina propinqua'' (Garrett, 1879) *''

Lyncina schilderorum ''Lyncina schilderorum'', common names the sandy cowry or Schilder's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. This species was named in honor of Franz and Maria Schilder, two ...

'' Iredale, 1939 * '' Lyncina sulcidentata''

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, 1824 * † '' Lyncina testicula'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina titaniana'' Dolin & Lozouet, 2004 * † '' Lyncina tumida'' (Grateloup, 1834) *''

Lyncina ventriculus ''Lyncina ventriculus'', the ventral cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description The shells of these uncommon cowries reach on average of length, with a minimum size ...

'' ( Lamarck, 1810) *'' Lyncina vitellus'' ( Linnaeus,

) ;Species brought into synonymy: *''Lyncina argus'' ( Linnaeus,

): synonym of ''

Arestorides argus ''Arestorides argus'', commonly called the eyed cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Subspecies Two subspecies are recognized : *''Arestorides argus argus'' ( Linnaeus, ...

'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Lyncina aurantium'' (

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, 1791): synonym of ''

Callistocypraea aurantium ''Callistocypraea aurantium'', (formerly classified inside genus lyncina) common name the golden cowrie, is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of b ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) *''Lyncina broderipii''

in Sowerby, 1832: synonym of ''

Callistocypraea broderipii ''Callistocypraea broderipii'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Description Callistocypraea broderipii are typically between 60mm and 90mm in length. Distribution This spec ...

'' (J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) *''Lyncina joycae'' (Clover, 1970): synonym of '' Raybaudia joycae'' (Clover, 1970) * ''Lyncina leucodon'' (Broderip, 1828): synonym of ''

Callistocypraea leucodon ''Callistocypraea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species * ''Callistocypraea aurantium ''Callistocypraea aurantium'', (formerly classified inside genus lyncina) common name the ...

'' (Broderip, 1828) *''Lyncina nivosa'' ( Broderip, 1827): synonym of ''

Callistocypraea nivosa ''Callistocypraea nivosa'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Distribution This species is distributed in the Gulf of Bengal along Myanmar and Thailand and in the Pacific Ocea ...

'' (Broderip, 1827) *''Lyncina porteri'' (Cate, 1966): synonym of '' Raybaudia porteri'' (C. N. Cate, 1966)

References

External links

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

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

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