Cypraea
Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species within the genus Cypraea include:
;Nomen dubium:Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 ; Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811; ''Talparia argus contrastriata''
Synonyms
Almost all species previously belonging to Cypraea have been reassigned to other genera within the family Cypraeidae:Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837: synonym of Schilderia achatideaCypraea acicularis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Erosaria acicularisCypraea aenigma Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Nesiocypraea aenigmaCypraea albuginosa Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria albuginosaCypraea alexhuberti Lorenz & Huber, 1999: synonym of Austrasiatica alexhubertiCypraea alfredensis : synonym of Cypraeovula alfredensis Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825: synonym of Cypraeovula algoensisCypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983: synonym of Blasicrura alisonaeCypraea amarata : synonym of Mauritia scurraCypraea amphitales Melvill, 1888 : synonym of Cypraeovula amphitalesCypraea androyensis Blocher & Lorenz, 1999: synonym of Palmadusta androyensisCypraea angelicae Clover, 1974: synonym of Zonaria angelicaeCypraea angioyorum Biraghi, 1978: synonym of Erronea angioyorumCypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Notocypraea angustataCypraea annettae Dall, 1909: synonym of Pseudozonaria annettaeCypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Monetaria annulusCypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Mauritia arabicaCypraea arabicula: synonym of Pseudozonaria arabiculaCypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Arestorides argusCypraea armeniaca Verco, 1912: synonym of Umbilia armeniacaCypraea artuffeli Jousseaume, 1876: synonym of Palmadusta artuffeliCypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Lyncina aurantiumCypraea barbieri Raybaudi, 1986: synonym of Purpuradusta barbieriCypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Palmadusta asellusCypraea barclayi Reeve, 1857: synonym of Contradusta barclayiCypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 is a synonym of Erosaria beckiiCypraea bernardi Richard, 1974: synonym of Erosaria bernardiCypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937: synonym of Pustularia bistrinotataCypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843: synonym of Erosaria boiviniiCypraea boucheti Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Palmulacypraea bouchetiCypraea bregeriana Crosse, 1868: synonym of Contradusta bregerianaCypraea brevidentata Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Bistolida brevidentataCypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Lyncina broderipiiCypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811: synonym of Lyncina camelopardalisCypraea capensis: synonym of Cypraeovula capensisCypraea capricornica Lorenz, 1989is a synonym of Umbilia capricornicaCypraea caputdraconis Melvill, 1888: synonym of Monetaria caputdraconisCypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria caputserpentisCypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina carneolaCypraea carneola sowerbyi Anton, 1838: synonym of Lyncina carneola Cypraea castanea Higgins, 1868: synonym of Cypraeovula castaneaCypraea catholicorum Schilder, 1938: synonym of Cribrarula catholicorumCypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea cauricaCypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Erosaria cernicaCypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843: synonym of Macrocypraea cervinettaCypraea cervus Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of Macrocypraea cervusCypraea chiapponii Lorenz, 1999: synonym of Pustularia chiapponiiCypraea childreni Gray, 1825: synonym of Ipsa childreniCypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Ovatipsa chinensisCypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Pustularia cicerculaCypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Luria cinereaCypraea citrina Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria citrinaCypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767: synonym of Palmadusta clandestinaCypraea cohenae Burgess, 1965: synonym of Cypraeovula cohenaeCypraea colligata Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Cypraeovula colligataCypraea coloba Melvill, 1888: synonym of Ovatipsa colobaCypraea comptonii Gray, 1847: synonym of Notocypraea comptoniCypraea connelli Liltved, 1983: synonym of Cypraeovula connelliCypraea conoidea Scopoli, 1786: synonym of Morum oniscus Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Palmadusta contaminataCypraea controversa Gray, 1824: synonym of Luria controversaCypraea coronata Schilder 1930: synonym of Cypraeovula coronataCypraea costispunctata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Pusula costispunctata Cypraea coxeni Cox, 1873: synonym of Eclogavena coxeniCypraea cribellum Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of Cribrarula cribellumCypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Cribrarula cribrariaCypraea cruenta: synonym of Ovatipsa chinensisCypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972: synonym of Cypraeovula cruickshankiCypraea cumingii Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Cribrarula cumingiiCypraea cylindrica Born, 1778: synonym of Erronea cylindricaCypraea dayritiana Cate, 1963: synonym of Eclogavena dayritianaCypraea decipiens Smith, 1880: synonym of Zoila decipiensCypraea declivis Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Notocypraea declivisCypraea deforgesi Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Austrasiatica deforgesiCypraea depressa Gray, 1824: synonym of Mauritia depressaCypraea diauges Melvill 1888 syn. of Bistolida diaugesCypraea dillwyni Schilder 1922: synonym of Cryptocypraea dillwyniCypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845: synonym of Palmadusta diluculumCypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824: synonym of Erosaria eburneaCypraea edentula: synonym of Cypraeovula edentulaCypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833: synonym of Mauritia eglantinaCypraea eludens Raybaudi, 1991: synonym of Zoila eludensCypraea englerti Summers & Burgess, 1965: synonym of Erosaria englertiCypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria erosaCypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea erronesCypraea erythraeensis Sowerby, 1837: synonym of Bistolida erythraeensisCypraea esontropia Duclos, 1833: synonym of Cribrarula esontropiaCypraea exmouthensis Melvill, 1888: synonym of Cribrarula exmouthensisCypraea exusta Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Talparia exustaCypraea fallax Smith, 1881: synonym of Cribrarula fallaxCypraea felina Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Melicerona felinaCypraea fernandoi Cate, 1969: synonym of Erosa fernadoiCypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Purpuradusta fimbriataCypraea friendii Gray, 1831: synonym of Zoila friendiiCypraea fultoni Sowerby, 1903: synonym of Barycypraea fultoniCypraea fuscodentata: synonym of Cypraeovula fuscodentataCypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909: synonym of Cypraeovula fuscorubraCypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of Erosaria gangranosaCypraea garciai Lorenz & Raines, 2001: synonym of Cribrarula garciaiCypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846: synonym of Cribrarula gaskoiniCypraea gilvella Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Luria gilvellaCypraea globosa: synonym of Lyncina lynxCypraea globulus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Pustularia globulusCypraea goodalli Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Bistolida goodalliiCypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of Purpuradusta gracilisCypraea granulata Pease, 1862: synonym of Nucleolaria granulataCypraea grayana Schilder, 1930: synonym of Mauritia grayanaCypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Perisserosa guttataCypraea hammondae Iredale, 1939: synonym of Purpuradusta hammondaeCypraea hartsmithi Schilder, 1967: synonym of Notocypraea hartsmithiCypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria helvolaCypraea hesitata Jousseaume, 1884: synonym of Umbilia hesitataCypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Blasicrura hirundoCypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Mauritia histrioCypraea humphreysii Gray, 1825: synonym of Palmadusta humphreysiiCypraea hungerfordi lovetha Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005: synonym of Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi Cypraea inocellata Gray is a synonym of Erosaria miliarisCypraea interrupta Gray, 1824: synonym of Blasicrura interruptaCypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Luria isabellaCypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of Bistolida kieneriCypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria lamarckiiCypraea lentiginosa: synonym of Palmadusta lentiginosaCypraea leucodon Broderip, 1828: synonym of Lyncina leucodon Cypraea leucodon leucodon Broderip, 1828: synonym of Lyncina leucodon Cypraea leviathan Schilder & Schilder, 1937: synonym of Lyncina leviathanCypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975: synonym of Nesiocypraea lisetaeCypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Staphylaea limacinaCypraea lurica: synonym of Erronea cauricaCypraea lurida Linnaeus: synonym of Luria luridaCypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina lynxCypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Erosaria macandrewiCypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932: synonym of Mauritia maculiferaCypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1790: synonym of Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensisCypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Leporicypraea mappaCypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of Pustularia margaritaCypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827: synonym of Erosaria marginalisCypraea mariae Schilder, 1927: synonym of Annepona mariaeCypraea mauiensis Burgess, 1967: synonym of Pustularia mauiensisCypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Mauritia mauritianaCypraea microdon Gray, 1828: synonym of Purpuradusta microdonCypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1790: synonym of Erosaria miliarisCypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901: synonym of Purpuradusta minoridensCypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Monetaria monetaCypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Muracypraea musCypraea nebrites Melvill, 1888: synonym of Erosaria nebritesCypraea nigropunctata Gray, 1828: synonym of Pseudozonaria nigropunctataCypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827: synonym of Lyncina nivosaCypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Staphylaea nucleusCypraea ocellata L.: synonym of Erosaria ocellataCypraea oniscus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Triviella aperta Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea onyxCypraea owenii Sowerby, 1837: synonym of Bistolida oweniiCypraea ovum Gmelin 1791 : synonym of Blasicrura pallidula Cypraea pediculus var. cimex G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Pusula cimex Cypraea picta Gray, 1824: synonym of Zonaria pictaCypraea piperita Gray, 1825: synonym of Notocypraea piperitaCypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria porariaCypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879: synonym of Lyncina carneolaCypraea pulchra Gray, 1824: synonym of Luria pulchraCypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823: synonym of Contradusta pulchellaCypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of Ransoniella punctataCypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824 : synonym of Austrasiatica sakuraii Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939: synonym of Lyncina schilderorumCypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Mauritia scurraCypraea solandri G. B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Pusula solandri Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823: synonym of Neobernaya spadiceaCypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria spurcaCypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Staphylaea staphylaeaCypraea stercoraria Linnaeus: synonym of Trona stercorariaCypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Bistolida stolidaCypraea subviridis Reeve, 1835: synonym of Erronea subviridis Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1824): synonym of Lyncina sulcidentataCypraea surinamensis G. Perry, 1811: synonym of Propustularia surinamensisCypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Talparia talpaCypraea teres Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Blasicrura teresCypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822: synonym of Luria tessellataCypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Chelycypraea testudinariaCypraea teuleri Cazenavette, 1845: synonym of Bernaya teulereiCypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865: synonym of Erosaria thomasiCypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Erosaria turdusCypraea umbilicata G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Umbilia hesitata Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Bistolida ursellusCypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Lyncina ventriculusCypraea venusta Sowerby, 1847: synonym of Zoila venustaCypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982: synonym of Cypraeovula castanea Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina vitellusCypraea vredenburgi Schilder, 1927: synonym of Erronea vredenburgiCypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Contradusta walkeriCypraea xanthodon Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Erronea xanthodonCypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Macrocypraea zebraCypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Palmadusta ziczacCypraea zonaria Gmelin: synonym of ''Zonaria zonaria''