Macrocypraea

Macrocypraea
A shell of Macrocypraea cervinetta from Panama, dorsal view, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Macrocypraea

Macrocypraea is a genus of large sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Macrocypraea include:

References

  1. Macrocypraea . WoRMS (2010). Macrocypraea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415594 on 5 June 2010.
  2. Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.


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