''Nesiocypraea'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Cypraeidae, the cowries.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). Nesiocypraea Azuma & Kurohara, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391308 on 2012-05-10]
Species
Species within the genus ''Nesiocypraea'' include:
* ''
Nesiocypraea aenigma
''Nesiocypraea aenigma'' 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 m ...
''
Lorenz, 2002
* ''
Nesiocypraea lisetae''
Kilburn, 1975
* ''
Nesiocypraea midwayensis''
Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
** ''Nesiocypraea midwayensis kontiki''
Lorenz, 2012
** ''Nesiocypraea midwayensis midwayensis''
Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
* ''
Nesiocypraea teramachii''
(Kuroda, 1938)
** ''Nesiocypraea teramachii neocaledonica''
Lorenz, 2002
** ''Nesiocypraea teramachii polyphemus''
Lorenz, 2002
* ''
Nesiocypraea thachi''
F. Huber, 2020
; Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Nesiocypraea axelhuberti''
Lorenz & Hubert, 2000: synonym of ''
Austrasiatica alexhuberti
''Austrasiatica axelhuberti'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastr ...
''
Lorenz and Huber, 2000
* ''Nesiocypraea axelhuberti''
Lorenz & Huber, 2000: synonym of ''
Austrasiatica alexhuberti
''Austrasiatica axelhuberti'' is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, commonly named the cowries ( cowry), is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastr ...
''
(Lorenz & Huber, 2000)
* ''Nesiocypraea deforgesi''
Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''
Austrasiatica deforgesi''
Lorenz, 2002
* ''Nesiocypraea hirasei''
(Roberts, 1913) synonym of ''
Austrasiatica hirasei''
(Roberts, 1913)
* ''Nesiocypraea langfordi''
(Kuroda, 1938):
synonym of ''
Austrasiatica langfordi''
(Kuroda, 1938)
* ''Nesiocypraea maricola''
Cate, 1976: synonym of ''Nesiocypraea lisetae''
Kilburn, 1975
* ''Nesiocypraea sakurai''
Habe, 1970: synonym of ''
Austrasiatica sakurai''
(Habe, 1970)
* ''Nesiocypraea sakuraii''
(Habe, 1970): synonym of ''
Austrasiatica sakurai''
(Habe, 1970)
References
Cypraeidae
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