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Callistocypraea

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Callistocypraea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Callistocypraea
Schilder, 1927
Type species
Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]

Lyncina (Callistocypraea) Schilder, 1927

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

Species

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Species brought into synonymy
  • Callistocypraea peyroti Schilder, 1932: synonym of Lyncina peyroti (Schilder, 1932) (original combination)
  • Callistocypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus): synonym of Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Callistocypraea". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  • Schilder F. A. (1927). Revision der Cypreacea (Moll. Gastr.). Archiv für Naturgeschichte, Berlin A91 (10): 1-171