List of Nominal Species of Cypraeidae
(cowries)
Nominal Species (n = 185) Present allocation (n = 162) Ref.
Cypraea acicularis Gmelin, 1791 Naria acicularis 83435
Cypraea adusta Lamarck, 1810 Cypraea onyx 349
Cypraea albuginosa Gray, 1825 Cypraea albuginosa 19
Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983 Talostolida pellucens 3477
Erronea amralii Lorenz, 2021 Erronea amralii 3477
Palmadusta androyensis Blöcher & Lorenz, 1999 Palmadusta androyensis 8761
Erronea angioyorum Biraghi, 1978 Erronea angioyorum 8761
Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea angustata 78729
Cypraea annettae Dall, 1909 Cypraea annettae 19
Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758 Monetaria annulus 349
Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758 Mauritia arabica 349
Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1811 Cypraea arabicula 19
Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea argus 349
Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea asellus 3116
Cribrarula astaryi Schilder, 1971 Cribrarula astaryi 8761
Cypraea aubryana Jousseaume, 1869 Cypraea surinamensis 75097
Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791 Lyncina aurantium 3116
Cypraea barbadensis Schilder, 1941 Cypraea surinamensis 75097
Palmadusta barbieri Raybaudi, 1986 Purpuradusta barbieri 8761
Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 Cypraea beckii 3116
Erosaria bernardi kingae Rehder & Wilson, 1975 Erosaria bernardi 3204
Cypraea bicallosa Gray, 1832 Cypraea surinamensis 75097
Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 Cypraea bistrinotata 3116
Pustularia bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 Pustularia bistrinotata 8761
Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843 Cypraea boivinii 821
Notadusta boucheti Lorenz, 2002 Notadusta boucheti 3477
Cypraea bouteti Burgess & Arnette, 1981 Cypraea bouteti 349
Cypraea burgessi Kay, 1981 Talostolida latior 3477
Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869 Lyncina lynx 349
Cypraea callosa Weinkauff, 1881 Cypraea surinamensis 75097
Umbilia capricornica Lorenz, 1989 Umbilia capricornica 8761
Cypraea caputdraconis Melvill, 1888 Monetaria caputdraconis 83435
Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea caputserpentis 349
Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea carneola 349
Cribrarula catholicorum Schilder & Schilder, 1938 Cribrarula catholicorum 8761
Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea caurica 349
Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870 Cypraea cernica 3477
Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843 Cypraea cervinetta 19
Cypraea cervus Linnaeus, 1771 Cypraea cervus 19
Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825 Cypraea childreni 3116
Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791 Ovatipsa chinensis 821
Cypraea cicercula Linneaus, 1758 Pustularia cicercula 3116
Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea cinerea 19
Cypraea clandestina Linneaus, 1767 Cypraea clandestina 3116
Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832 Cypraea contaminata 821
Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 Cypraea argus 349
Erronea corona Lorenz, 2021 Erronea corona 3477
Cypraea cribraria Linneaus, 1758 Cribrarula cribraria 3116
Cypraea cribraria cribaria Linneaus, 1758 Cribrarula cribraria 78729
Cypraeovula cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972 Cypraeovula cruickshanki 8761
Cypraea cumingii Sowerby, 1832 Cribrarula cumingii 3204
Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778 Cypraea cylindrica 3116
Cypraea dayritiana Cate, 1963 Cypraea dayritiana 821
Cypraea decipiens Smith, 1880 Cypraea decipiens 78729
Cypraea declivis Sowerby, 1870 Cypraea declivis 78729
Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824 Mauritia depressa 349
Siphocypraea donmoorei Petuch, 1979 Muracypraea donmoorei 83435
Cypraea dracaena Born, 1778 Cypraea caurica 349
Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833 Cypraea eglantina 349
Cypraea englerti Summers & Burgess, 1965 Erosaria englerti 83435
Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758 Naria erosa 349
Cypraea errones Linneaus, 1758 Cypraea errones 3116
Cypraea exanthema Linnaeus, 1767 Cypraea zebra 75097
Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791 Melicerona felina 3116
Erronea fernandoi Cate, 1969 Erronea fernandoi 8761
Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea fimbriata 3116
Purpuradusta fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea fimbriata 3477
Cypraeovula fuscorubra Shaw, 1909 Cypraeovula fuscorubra 8761
Ransoniella fusula Dolin, 2007 Ransoniella fusula 86518
Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846 Cribrarula gaskoini 3477
Ransoniella glandina Dolin, 2007 Ransoniella glandina 86518
Cypraea globulus Linneaus, 1758 Cypraea globulus 3116
Cypraea goodalli Sowerby, 1832 Cypraea goodalli 821
Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849 Purpuradusta gracilis 3116
Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862 Nucleolaria granulata 3477
Mauritia grayana Schilder, 1930 Mauritia grayana 3477
Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea guttata 821
Cypraea hammondae Iredale, 1939 Purpuradusta hammondae 821
Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi Schilder, 1960 Purpuradusta hammondae 86518
Cypraea helvola Linneaus, 1758 Cypraea helvola 3116
Cypraea hirasei Roberts, 1913 Cypraea hirasei 821
Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea hirundo 3116
Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791 Mauritia histrio 3477
Cypraeovula immelmani Liltved, 2001 Cypraeovula immelmani 8761
Cypraea ingloria Crosse, 1878 Cypraea surinamensis 75097
Cypraea irrorata Gray, 1828 Cypraea irrorata 3116
Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea isabella 349
Cypraea isabellamexicana Stearns, 1893 Cypraea isabellamexicana 19
Cypraeovula iutsui Shikama, 1974 Cypraeovula iutsui 8761
Pustularia jandeprezi Poppe & Martin, 1996 Pustularia jandeprezi 86518
Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae Kuroda, 1960 Notadusta katsuae 86518
Pustularia keelingensis Schilder & Schilder, 1940 Pustularia keelingensis 86518
Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906 Bistolida kieneri 3116
Cypraea kingae Rehder & Wilson, 1975 Erosaria bernardi 3204
Lyncina kuroharai Kuroda & Habe,1961 Lyncina kuroharai 8761
Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849 Cypraea labrolineata 3116
Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825 Erosaria lamarckii 3477
Cypraea langfordi Kuroda, 1938 Cypraea langfordi 821
Cypraea leucodon Broderip, 1828 Lyncina leucodon 821
Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810 Cypraea limacina 821
Nesiocypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975 Nesiocypraea lisetae 8761
Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758 Luria lurida 83435
Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea lutea 821
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 Lyncina lynx 349
Mauritia maculifera Schilder, 1932 Mauritia maculifera 349
Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea mappa 349
Cypraea maraie Schilder, 1927 Cypraea maraie 821
Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817 Pustularia margarita 3116
Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927 Cypraea mariae 3116
Pustularia mariae Schilder, 1927 Pustularia mariae 8761
Zoila mariellae Raybaudi, 1983 Zoila mariellae 8761
Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907 Notadusta martini 821
Cypraea mauiensis Burgess, 1967 Pustularia mauiensis 3477
Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea mauritiana 349
Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828 Cypraea microdon 3116
Nesiocypraea midwayensis Azuma & Kurohara, 1967 Nesiocypraea midwayensis 8761
Cypraea milliaris Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea milliaris 821
Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea moneta 349
Cypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea mus 19
Notadusta musumea Kuroda & Habe,1961 Notadusta musumea 8761
Cypraea nigropunctata Gray, 1828 Cypraea nigropunctata 19
Cypraea nucleus Linneaus, 1758 Staphylaea nucleus 3116
Cypraea nymphae Jay, 1850 Cypraea onyx 349
Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1810 Cypraea obvelata 349
Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 Erosaria ocellata 3477
Notadusta omii Ikeda, 1998 Notadusta omii 8761
Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea onyx 349
Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999 Purpuradusta oryzaeformis 3477
Cypraea ostergaardi Dall, 1921 Naria ostergaardi 3477
Cypraea ovum Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea ovum
Cypraea pallidula Gaskoin, 1849 Cypraea pallidula 821
Cribrarula pellisserpentis Lorenz, 1999 Cribrarula pellisserpentis 8761
Umbilia petilirostris Darragh, 2002 Umbilia petilirostris 8761
Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea poraria 3116
Cypraea porteri Cate, 1966 Cypraea porteri 821
Cypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879 Cypraea carneola 349
Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823 Cypraea pulchella 821
Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824 Luria pulchra 3477
Cypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846 Cypraea pulicaria 78729
Cypraea pulicaria euclia Steadman & Cotton, 1946 Cypraea pulicaria 78729
Cypraea pulicaria pulcaria Reeve, 1846 Cypraea pulicaria 78729
Cypraea punctata Linneaus, 1771 Cypraea punctata 3116
Cypraea pyriformis pyriformis Gray, 1824 Cypraea pyriformis 78729
Cypraea pyriformis smithi Sowerby, 1881 Cypraea pyriformis 78729
Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray, 1824 Cypraea quadrimaculata 821
Cypraea rabaulensis Schilder, 1964 Cypraea rabaulensis 821
Cypraea rashleighana Melvill, 1888 Ovatipsa rashleighana 3477
Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784 Mauritia maculifera 349
Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906 Pseudozonaria robertsi 3477
Zoila rosselli Cotton, 1948 Zoila rosselli 8761
Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843 Cypraea saulae 821
Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939 Cypraea schilderorum 349
Lyncina schilderorum Iredale, 1939 Lyncina schilderorum 8761
Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791 Mauritia scurra 349
Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845 Staphylaea semiplota 3477
Palmadusta serrulifera Schilder & Schilder, 1938 Purpuradusta serrulifera 8761
Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1836 Cypraea spadicea 19
Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758 Naria spurca 19
Cypraea staphylaea Linneaus, 1758 Staphylaea staphylaea 3116
Cypraea stolida Linneaus, 1758 Cypraea stolida 3116
Cypraea stollida Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea stollida 821
Cypraea subteres Weinkauff, 1881 Blasicrura subteres 3204
Cypraea succinata Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea onyx 349
Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1824 Lyncina sulcidentata 3477
Cypraea surinamensis Perry, 1811 Cypraea surinamensis 19
Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758 Talparia talpa 349
Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791 Talostolida teres 3116
Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822 Luria tessellata 3477
Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758 Chelycypraea testudinaria 83435
Cypraea testudinaria Linneaus, 1758 Cypraea testudinaria 3116
Cypraea teulerei Cazenavette, 1846 Barycypraea teulerei 3477
Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea tigris 349
Lyncina titan Schilder & Schilder, 1962 Cypraea leviathan 349
Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810 Erosaria turdus 3477
Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791 Cypraea ursellus 821
Cypraea valentia Perry, 1811 Cypraea valentia 821
Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758 Lyncina lynx 349
Cypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810 Cypraea ventriculus 349
Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758 Lyncina vitellus 349
Cypraea vittata Deshayes, 1823 Palmadusta ziczac 3477
Erronea vredenburgi Schilder, 1927 Erronea vredenburgi 8761
Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832 Cypraea walkeri 821
Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby, 1832 Cypraea xanthodon 78729
Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea zebra 19
Cypraea ziczac Linneaus, 1758 Palmadusta ziczac 3116
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