Cypraeidae – the Cowries


Annepona mariae
Maria's cowry


Bistolida goodallii fuscomaculata
dark-blotched Goodall's cowry


Bistolida hirundo
swallow cowry


Bistolida kieneri
Kiener's cowry


Bistolida stolida kwajaleinensis

Kwajalein stolid cowry



Bistolida ursellus
little bear cowry


Chelycypraea testudinaria
tortoise cowry


Cribrarula cribraria
sieve cowry


Cribrarula gaspardi
pale sieve cowry


Cribrarula taitae
Tait's cowry


Cryptocypraea dillwyni
Dillwyn's cowry


Cypraea tigris
tiger cowry


Erosaria beckii
Beck's cowry


Erosaria cernica
cernica cowry

Erosaria erosa
eroded cowry


Erosaria helvola
strawberry


Erosaria labrolineata
labrolineata cowry


Erosaria poraria
grape


Erronea caurica
caurica cowry


Ipsa childreni
Children's cowry


Leporicypraea mappa
map cowry


Luria gilvella
gilvella cowry


Luria isabella
Isabella cowry


Lyncina argus
eyed cowry


Lyncina aurantium
golden cowry


Lyncina carneola
carnelian cowry


Lyncina leviathan
leviathan cowry


Lyncina lynx
lynx cowry


Lyncina schilderorum
Schilders' cowry


Lyncina ventriculus
ventriculus cowry


Lyncina vitellus
deer cowry


Mauritia arabica
Arabian cowry


Mauritia depressa
depressed cowry


Mauritia eglantina
eglantine cowry


Mauritia maculifera
reticulated cowry


Mauritia mauritiana
humpback cowry

Mauritia scurra
jester cowry


Melicerona felina
kitten cowry


Monetaria annulus
gold ringer cowry


Monetaria caputserpentis
brownie


Monetaria moneta
money cowry


Naria irrorata
irrorata cowry

Notadusta martini
Martin's cowry


Notadusta punctata
punctate cowry


Nucleolaria nucleus
nucleus cowry


Ovatipsa chinensis
Chinese cowry


Palmadusta asellus
asellus cowry

Palmadusta clandestina
clandestine cowry


Palmadusta johnsonorum
Johnsons' cowry


Palmadusta ziczac
zigzag cowry


Purpuradusta fimbriata
fringed cowry


Purpuradusta microdon
micro-tooth cowry


Purpuradusta minoridens
small-tooth cowry


Pustularia bistrinotata
orange chick-pea cowry


Pustularia cicercula
chick-pea cowry


Pustularia globulus
globular chick-pea cowry


Pustularia margarita
margarita chick-pea cowry


Staphlaea limacina
limacina cowry

Staphlaea staphlaea
staphlaea cowry


Talostolida pellucens
pellucens cowry


Talostolida teres
tapering cowry


Talparia talpa
mole cowry

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