Luria | |
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A lateral view of the shell of Luria isabella , anterior end towards the right | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Luria Jousseaume, 1884 |
Type species | |
Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Synonyms | |
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Luria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Luriinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1]
Species within the genus Luria include:
Cypraeidae, common name the cowries, is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.
Marginella is a genus of small tropical and temperate sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. It is the type genus of the family.
Pediculariinae is a subfamily of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae and the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies. As of 2009, it comprises 48 described species of which 20 are regarded as valid by most scientists.
Luria isabella gilvella is a subspecies of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Luria lurida is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Luria pulchra is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Bistolida is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Cribrarula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Erronea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Lyncina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Mauritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. These shelled molluscs are generally exclusive on the island of Mauritius, hence their name Mauritia.
Palmadusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Schilderia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Staphylaea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Zonaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Simnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae.
Jenneria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.
Tutufa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.
Pusula is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
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