''Staphylaea'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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. T ...
mollusks in the
family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus ''Staphylaea'' include:
* ''
Staphylaea limacina''
( Lamarck, 1810)
* ''
Staphylaea semiplota''
( Mighels, 1845)
* ''
Staphylaea staphylaea
''Staphylaea staphylaea'' (common name: the stippled cowry) is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
There is one subspecies : ''Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata'' Dautz., 1932. ''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
)
;Synonyms
* ''Staphylaea nucleus''
( Linnaeus, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) is a synonym of ''
Nucleolaria nucleus'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
[Moretzsohn, F. (2011). ''Nucleolaria nucleus'' (Linnaeus, 1758). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570723 on 2017-07-11]
References
Cypraeidae
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