''Neobernaya'' is a

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of tropical

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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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s in the subfamily Zonariinae of the family

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 cowries. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Neobernaya Schilder, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580673 on 2022-01-26 This was previously a subgenus of ''

Cypraea ''Cypraea'' is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species Species within the genus ''Cypraea'' include: * † '' Cypraea ficoides'' (Hutton, 1873) * '' Cypr ...

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Species

Species within the genus ''Neobernaya'' include: *'' Neobernaya spadicea'' ( Swainson, 1823)

References

Page on the genus

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