Barycypraea

Barycypraea
Shells of Barycypraea fultoni (left) and Barycypraea teulerei (right)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Barycypraea Schilder, 1927

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

Species

Species within the genus Barycypraea include:

• † Barycypraea caputviperae Martin, 1899 ^[2]
• Barycypraea fultoni Sowerby III, 1903
• Barycypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758 ^[3]
• Barycypraea teulerei Cazanavette, B., 1846 ^[4] (synonyms : Cypraea leucostomaGaskoin, J.S., 1843 ; Cypraea hidalgoiShaw, H.O.N., 1909) : synonym of Bernaya teulerei(Cazenavette, 1846)

References

1. Barycypraea Schilder, 1827 . WoRMS (2009). Barycypraea Schilder, 1827 . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206886 on 23 October 2010 .
2. Gastropods.com : Barycypraea caputviperae Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ; accessed : 23 October 2010
3. Doneddu, M.; Manunza, B. (November 1996). "De Barcypraea mus (Linnaeus, 1758) soorten-groep" [The Barcypraea mus (Linnaeus, 1758) species group](PDF). Vita Marina. 44 (1–2): 1. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
4. "Barycypraea teulerei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 23 October 2010.