Nesiocypraea

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Nesiocypraea
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Shell of Nesiocypraea midwayensis kontiki (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Nesiocypraea
Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
Type species
Nesiocypraea midwayensisAzuma & Kurohara, 1967
Synonyms [1]
  • Cypraea (Nesiocypraea)Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
  • KurodadustaShikama, 1971

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

Species

Species within the genus Nesiocypraea include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G. (2012). Nesiocypraea Azuma & Kurohara, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391308 on 2012-05-10
  2. Nesiocypraea aenigma Lorenz, 2002 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 June 2010.
  3. Nesiocypraea teramachii . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 June 2010.
  4. Nesiocypraea axelhuberti Lorenz & Hubert, 2000 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 June 2010.
  5. Nesiocypraea deforgesi Lorenz, 2002 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 June 2010.
  6. Nesiocypraea langfordi . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 5 June 2010.