Sphaerocypraea | |
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Shell of Sphaerocypraea incomparabilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
Family: | Eocypraeidae |
Genus: | Sphaerocypraea F. A. Schilder, 1924 |
Type species | |
† Cypraea bowerbankiiSowerby in Dixon, 1850 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Sphaerocypraea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Eocypraeidae, belonging to the cowries and cowry allies. [1]
Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies, is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropods included in the clade Littorinimorpha. This superfamily had been called Cypraeacea and was named by Rafinesque in 1815.
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.
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies.
Triviidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea of the order Littorinimorpha.
Pedicularia is a genus of small predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, cowry-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, the 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.
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.
Eocypraeidae is a small family of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.
Crenavolva traillii, common name Traill's ovulid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Cuspivolva celzardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Cymbovula acicularis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Cyphoma aureocinctum, common name : the gold-banded egg shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Serratovolva luteocincta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.
Carpiscula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Eocypraeinae Schilder, 1924 of the family Ovulidae.
Naviculavolva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Simniinae of the family Ovulidae.
Pedicularia splendida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.
Jenneria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.
Pedicularia deshayesiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies.
Proadusta is an extinct genus of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Zonariinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Subepona is an extinct genus of gastropods belonging to the subfamily Erosariinae of the family Cypraeidae.