Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1] Species. Species within the genus Cypraea include:

Cypraea Photos. A comprehensive checklist of Cypraea (cowrie shell) photos in the stock photography database of Phillip Colla Photography.

For nearly 200 years, every species in the family Cypraeidae was placed in one genus, Cypraea, but in 2002 [4] the cowries were divided into many different genera.

Cypraea pantherina, common name the panther cowry, is a species of large tropical sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Jan 25, 2025 · Cowries are a favorite of collectors because of their beautiful colors and high-gloss finish. This is possible because the animals' mantle is on the outside, secreting the shell from the top-down and keeping it protected, whereas most other shells are secreted from the inside-out, hence the glossy interior of many shells.

Species Cypraea umbilicata G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 (unaccepted, invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea umbilicata Lightfoot, 1786 and C. umbilicata Dillwyn, 1823; Cypraea hesitata is a replacement name) Species Cypraea undata Lamarck, 1810 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym) Species Cypraea undosa Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > junior subjective ...

Cypraea tigris (L. 1758) 'large mouth freaks' top L: 95 mm, SW Madagascar; others: Tami Nadu, India

to cypraea.eu. I show my snail collection here. Specifically, I show my collection of shells, associated with the Cypraeidae family. Ranked I have the species under the scheme of Felix Lorenz. So, as it was listed in April 2009 on his website. According to this, there are 248 different species - of these I picture 237.

Atlas All Species Geology. Mollusca; Gastropoda; Littorinimorpha; Cypraeidae; Cypraeidae. Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Littorinimorpha Family: Cypraeidae Overview. Common name: Cowries Key morphological features: The Cypraeidae are small to large gastropods (up to ~190mm) with often colorful, smooth, ovate shells that are dorsally inflated …

Sep 3, 2022 · (of Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis ...