Muracypraea

Genus of gastropods

Muracypraea
Muracyprea mus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Muracypraea

Woodring, 1957

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

Species

Species within the genus Muracypraea include:[1]

  • Muracypraea donmoorei (Petuch, 1979)
  • Muracypraea mus (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

  1. ^ a b Melicerona. WoRMS (2010). Melicerona. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531822 on 9 June 2011 .
Taxon identifiers
Muracypraea


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