Cypraea



Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Species
Species within the genus Cypraea include:
 * † Cypraea ficoides (Hutton, 1873)
 * Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786
 * † Cypraea porcellus Brocchi, 1814
 * Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758


 * Nomen dubium:
 * Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 (synonyms: Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811); Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811; Talparia argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) )

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 achatidea
 * Cypraea acicularis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Erosaria acicularis
 * Cypraea aenigma Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Nesiocypraea aenigma
 * Cypraea albuginosa Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria albuginosa
 * Cypraea alexhuberti Lorenz & Huber, 1999: synonym of Austrasiatica alexhuberti
 * Cypraea alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929): synonym of Cypraeovula alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929)
 * Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825: synonym of Cypraeovula algoensis
 * Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983: synonym of Blasicrura alisonae
 * Cypraea amarata (Meuschen, 1787): synonym of Mauritia scurra
 * Cypraea amphitales Melvill, 1888 : synonym of Cypraeovula amphitales
 * Cypraea androyensis Blocher & Lorenz, 1999: synonym of Palmadusta androyensis
 * Cypraea angelicae Clover, 1974: synonym of Zonaria angelicae
 * Cypraea angioyorum Biraghi, 1978: synonym of Erronea angioyorum
 * Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Notocypraea angustata
 * Cypraea annettae Dall, 1909: synonym of Pseudozonaria annettae
 * Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Monetaria annulus
 * Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Mauritia arabica
 * Cypraea arabicula: synonym of Pseudozonaria arabicula
 * Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Arestorides argus
 * Cypraea armeniaca Verco, 1912: synonym of Umbilia armeniaca
 * Cypraea artuffeli Jousseaume, 1876: synonym of Palmadusta artuffeli
 * Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Lyncina aurantium
 * Cypraea barbieri Raybaudi, 1986: synonym of Purpuradusta barbieri
 * Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Palmadusta asellus
 * Cypraea barclayi Reeve, 1857: synonym of Contradusta barclayi
 * Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 is a synonym of Erosaria beckii
 * Cypraea bernardi Richard, 1974: synonym of Erosaria bernardi
 * Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937: synonym of Pustularia bistrinotata
 * Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843: synonym of Erosaria boivinii
 * Cypraea boucheti Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Palmulacypraea boucheti
 * Cypraea bregeriana Crosse, 1868: synonym of Contradusta bregeriana
 * Cypraea brevidentata Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Bistolida brevidentata
 * Cypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Lyncina broderipii
 * Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811: synonym of Lyncina camelopardalis
 * Cypraea capensis: synonym of Cypraeovula capensis
 * Cypraea capricornica Lorenz, 1989is a synonym of Umbilia capricornica
 * Cypraea caputdraconis Melvill, 1888: synonym of Monetaria caputdraconis
 * Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria caputserpentis
 * Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina carneola
 * Cypraea carneola sowerbyi Anton, 1838: synonym of Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)
 * Cypraea castanea Higgins, 1868: synonym of Cypraeovula castanea
 * Cypraea catholicorum Schilder, 1938: synonym of Cribrarula catholicorum
 * Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea caurica
 * Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Erosaria cernica
 * Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843: synonym of Macrocypraea cervinetta
 * Cypraea cervus Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of Macrocypraea cervus
 * Cypraea chiapponii Lorenz, 1999: synonym of Pustularia chiapponii
 * Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825: synonym of Ipsa childreni
 * Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Ovatipsa chinensis
 * Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Pustularia cicercula
 * Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Luria cinerea
 * Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria citrina
 * Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767: synonym of Palmadusta clandestina
 * Cypraea cohenae Burgess, 1965: synonym of Cypraeovula cohenae
 * Cypraea colligata Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Cypraeovula colligata
 * Cypraea coloba Melvill, 1888: synonym of Ovatipsa coloba
 * Cypraea comptonii Gray, 1847: synonym of Notocypraea comptoni
 * Cypraea connelli Liltved, 1983: synonym of Cypraeovula connelli
 * Cypraea conoidea Scopoli, 1786: synonym of Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767)
 * Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Palmadusta contaminata
 * Cypraea controversa Gray, 1824: synonym of Luria controversa
 * Cypraea coronata Schilder 1930: synonym of Cypraeovula coronata
 * Cypraea costispunctata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Pusula costispunctata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
 * Cypraea coxeni Cox, 1873: synonym of Eclogavena coxeni
 * Cypraea cribellum Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of Cribrarula cribellum
 * Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Cribrarula cribraria
 * Cypraea cruenta: synonym of Ovatipsa chinensis
 * Cypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972: synonym of Cypraeovula cruickshanki
 * Cypraea cumingii Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Cribrarula cumingii
 * Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778: synonym of Erronea cylindrica
 * Cypraea dayritiana Cate, 1963: synonym of Eclogavena dayritiana
 * Cypraea decipiens Smith, 1880: synonym of Zoila decipiens
 * Cypraea declivis Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Notocypraea declivis
 * Cypraea deforges] Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Austrasiatica deforgesi
 * Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824: synonym of Mauritia depressa
 * Cypraea diauges Melvill 1888 syn. of Bistolida diauges
 * Cypraea dillwyni Schilder 1922: synonym of Cryptocypraea dillwyni
 * Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845: synonym of Palmadusta diluculum
 * Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824: synonym of Erosaria eburnea
 * Cypraea edentula: synonym of Cypraeovula edentula
 * Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833: synonym of Mauritia eglantina
 * Cypraea eludens Raybaudi, 1991: synonym of Zoila eludens
 * Cypraea englerti Summers & Burgess, 1965: synonym of Erosaria englerti
 * Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria erosa
 * Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea errones
 * Cypraea erythraeensis Sowerby, 1837: synonym of Bistolida erythraeensis
 * Cypraea esontropia Duclos, 1833: synonym of Cribrarula esontropia
 * Cypraea exmouthensis Melvill, 1888: synonym of Cribrarula exmouthensis
 * Cypraea exusta Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Talparia exusta
 * Cypraea fallax Smith, 1881: synonym of Cribrarula fallax
 * Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Melicerona felina
 * Cypraea fernandoi Cate, 1969: synonym of Erosa fernadoi
 * Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Purpuradusta fimbriata
 * Cypraea friendii Gray, 1831: synonym of Zoila friendii
 * Cypraea fultoni Sowerby, 1903: synonym of Barycypraea fultoni
 * Cypraea fuscodentata: synonym of Cypraeovula fuscodentata
 * Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909: synonym of Cypraeovula fuscorubra
 * Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of Erosaria gangranosa
 * Cypraea garciai Lorenz & Raines, 2001: synonym of Cribrarula garciai
 * Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846: synonym of Cribrarula gaskoini
 * Cypraea gilvella Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Luria gilvella
 * Cypraea globosa: synonym of Lyncina lynx
 * Cypraea globulus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Pustularia globulus
 * Cypraea goodalli Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Bistolida goodallii
 * Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of Purpuradusta gracilis
 * Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862: synonym of Nucleolaria granulata
 * Cypraea grayana Schilder, 1930: synonym of Mauritia grayana
 * Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Perisserosa guttata
 * Cypraea hammondae Iredale, 1939: synonym of Purpuradusta hammondae
 * Cypraea hartsmithi Schilder, 1967: synonym of Notocypraea hartsmithi
 * Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria helvola
 * Cypraea hesitata Jousseaume, 1884: synonym of Umbilia hesitata
 * Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Blasicrura hirundo
 * Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Mauritia histrio
 * Cypraea humphreysii Gray, 1825: synonym of Palmadusta humphreysii
 * Cypraea hungerfordi lovetha Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005 : synonym of Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi (Mock, 1996)
 * Cypraea inocellata Gray is a synonym of Erosaria miliaris
 * Cypraea interrupta Gray, 1824: synonym of Blasicrura interrupta
 * Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Luria isabella
 * Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of Bistolida kieneri
 * Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria lamarckii
 * Cypraea lentiginosa: synonym of Palmadusta lentiginosa
 * Cypraea leucodon Broderip, 1828: synonym of Lyncina leucodon (Broderip, 1828)
 * Cypraea leucodon leucodon Broderip, 1828: synonym of Lyncina leucodon (Broderip, 1828)
 * Cypraea leviathan Schilder & Schilder, 1937: synonym of Lyncina leviathan
 * Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975: synonym of Nesiocypraea lisetae
 * Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Staphylaea limacina
 * Cypraea lurica: synonym of Erronea caurica
 * Cypraea lurida Linnaeus: synonym of Luria lurida
 * Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina lynx
 * Cypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Erosaria macandrewi
 * Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932: synonym of Mauritia maculifera
 * Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1790: synonym of Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis
 * Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Leporicypraea mappa
 * Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of Pustularia margarita
 * Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827: synonym of Erosaria marginalis
 * Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927: synonym of Annepona mariae
 * Cypraea mauiensis Burgess, 1967: synonym of Pustularia mauiensis
 * Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Mauritia mauritiana
 * Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828: synonym of Purpuradusta microdon
 * Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1790: synonym of Erosaria miliaris
 * Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901: synonym of Purpuradusta minoridens
 * Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Monetaria moneta
 * Cypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Muracypraea mus
 * Cypraea nebrites Melvill, 1888: synonym of Erosaria nebrites
 * Cypraea nigropunctata Gray, 1828: synonym of Pseudozonaria nigropunctata
 * Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827: synonym of Lyncina nivosa
 * Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Staphylaea nucleus
 * Cypraea ocellata L.: synonym of Erosaria ocellata
 * Cypraea oniscus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822)
 * Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea onyx
 * Cypraea owenii Sowerby, 1837: synonym of Bistolida owenii
 * Cypraea ovum Gmelin 1791  (synonym of Erronea ovum
 * Cypraea pallida: synonym of Erronea pallida
 * Cypraea pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of Blasicrura pallidula
 * Cypraea pediculus var. cimex G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Pusula cimex (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
 * Cypraea picta Gray, 1824: synonym of Zonaria picta
 * Cypraea piperita Gray, 1825: synonym of Notocypraea piperita
 * Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria poraria
 * Cypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879: synonym of Lyncina carneola
 * Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824: synonym of Luria pulchra
 * Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823: synonym of Contradusta pulchella
 * Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of Ransoniella punctata
 * Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824 (synonym of Erronea pyriformis
 * Cypraea pyrum Gmelin, 1791 (synonym of Zonaria pyrum
 * Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784: synonym of Mauritia histrio
 * Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of Pseudozonaria robertsi
 * Cypraea sakuraii (Habe, 1970): synonym of Austrasiatica sakuraii (Habe, 1970)
 * Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939: synonym of Lyncina schilderorum
 * Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Mauritia scurra
 * Cypraea solandri G. B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Pusula solandri (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
 * Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823: synonym of Neobernaya spadicea
 * Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria spurca
 * Cypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Staphylaea staphylaea
 * Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus: synonym of Trona stercoraria
 * Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Bistolida stolida
 * Cypraea subviridis Reeve, 1835: synonym of Erronea subviridis (Reeve, 1835)
 * Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1824): synonym of Lyncina sulcidentata
 * Cypraea surinamensis G. Perry, 1811: synonym of Propustularia surinamensis
 * Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Talparia talpa
 * Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Blasicrura teres
 * Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822: synonym of Luria tessellata
 * Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Chelycypraea testudinaria
 * Cypraea teuleri Cazenavette, 1845: synonym of Bernaya teulerei
 * Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865: synonym of Erosaria thomasi
 * Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Erosaria turdus
 * Cypraea umbilicata G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916)
 * Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Bistolida ursellus
 * Cypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Lyncina ventriculus
 * Cypraea venusta Sowerby, 1847: synonym of Zoila venusta
 * Cypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982: synonym of Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868)
 * Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina vitellus
 * Cypraea vredenburgi Schilder, 1927: synonym of Erronea vredenburgi
 * Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Contradusta walkeri
 * Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Erronea xanthodon
 * Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Macrocypraea zebra
 * Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Palmadusta ziczac
 * Cypraea zonaria Gmelin: synonym of Zonaria zonaria