''Nucleolaria'' is a genus of
gastropods
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. Ther ...
belonging to 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 s ...
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The species of this genus are found in
Southern Hemisphere.
Species:
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Nucleolaria cassiaui''
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Nucleolaria cowlitziana''
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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, ...
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Nucleolaria nucleus''
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Staphylaea soloensis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q18591265
Cypraeidae