Neobernaya | |
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A live Neobernaya spadicea , in situ, mantle partly extended, head end to the right | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
Family: | Cypraeidae |
Genus: | Neobernaya Schilder, 1927 |
Type species | |
Cypraea spadiceaSwainson, 1823 |
Neobernaya is a genus of tropical sea snail, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Zonariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. [1]
This was previously a subgenus of Cypraea .
Species within the genus Neobernaya include:
Cypraeidae, commonly named 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.
Pustularia is a small genus of medium-sized sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Pustulariinae of 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 subfamily Zonariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Archierato maugeriae is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.
Pseudozonaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Zonariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Contradusta bregeriana is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
In the shell of gastropod mollusks, the lip is the free margin of the peristome or aperture of the gastropod shell.
Purpurcapsula is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Perisserosa is a genus of sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Neobernaya spadicea, common name the chestnut cowrie, is a species of sea snail in the cowrie family, Cypraeidae. Chestnut cowries can be found in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from central California to Baja California. The chestnut cowrie has a highly glossy shell due to an enamel that is secreted from its mantle.
Archierato galapagensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.
Archierato martinicensis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies.
Sulcerato rehderi is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Hespererato rubra is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eratoidae, the false cowries or trivias and allies
Ellatrivia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.
Ficadusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Paradusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Raybaudia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Sphaerocypraea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eocypraeidae, belonging to the cowries and cowry allies.