Macrocypraea
Macrocypraea is a genus of large sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]
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| A shell of Macrocypraea cervinetta from Panama, dorsal view, anterior end towards the right | |
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| Genus: | Macrocypraea Schilder, 1930 |
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| Cypraea exanthema | |
Species
Species within the genus Macrocypraea include:
- Macrocypraea cervinetta (Kiener, 1843)
- Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771)[3]
- Macrocypraea mammoth Simone & Cavallari, 2020[4]
- Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758)[5]
References
- Schilder, F. A. (March 1930). "Remarks on type specimens of some Recent Cypraeidae". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 19 (1): 49–58. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.mollus.a064006.
- 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 .
- Macrocypraea cervus (Linnaeus, 1771). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Simone, Luiz Ricardo L.; Cavallari, Daniel C. (8 January 2020). "A new species of Macrocypraea (Gastropoda, Cypraeidae) from Trindade Island, Brazil, including phenotypic differentiation from remaining congeneric species". PLOS ONE. 15 (1): e0225963. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225963.
- Macrocypraea zebra (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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