Cypraea

{{Short description|Genus of gastropods}} {{Automatic taxobox | fossil_range = {{fossil range|Miocene|Recent}} | image = Cypraea tigris 01.JPG | image_caption = Five views of a shell of ''Cypraea tigris'' | taxon = Cypraea | authority = Linnaeus, 1758 | synonyms_ref = | synonyms = ''Pantherinaria'' Sacco, 1894 | type_species = ''Cypraea tigris'' | type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758 }} thumb|Cypraea albuginosa, museum specimens. Naturalis.

'''''Cypraea''''' is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.<ref name="WoRMS">{{WRMS species|205978|''Cypraea'' Linnaeus, 1758|||WoRMS (2010). Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at <nowiki>http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205978</nowiki> on 9 June 2011}}</ref>

==Species== Species within the genus ''Cypraea'' include: * † ''Cypraea ficoides'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''Cypraea pantherina'' Lightfoot, 1786<ref>{{WRMS species|216812|''Cypraea pantherina'' Lightfoot, 1786||5 June 2010}}</ref> * † ''Cypraea porcellus'' Brocchi, 1814 * ''Cypraea tigris'' Linnaeus, 1758<ref>{{WRMS species|216843|''Cypraea tigris'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> alt=Cypraea_Tigris|thumb|Cypraea Tigris ;Nomen dubium: * ''Cypraea contrastriata'' Perry, 1811 (synonyms: ''Arestorides argus contrastriata'' (Perry, 1811); ''Cypraea argus contrastriata'' Perry, 1811; ''Talparia argus contrastriata'' (Perry, 1811) )

===Synonyms=== Almost all species previously belonging to ''Cypraea'' have been reassigned to other genera within the family Cypraeidae:

* ''Cypraea achatidea'' Sowerby, 1837: synonym of ''Schilderia achatidea'' * ''Cypraea acicularis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Erosaria acicularis'' * ''Cypraea aenigma'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''Nesiocypraea aenigma'' * ''Cypraea albuginosa'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''Erosaria albuginosa'' * ''Cypraea alexhuberti'' Lorenz & Huber, 1999: synonym of ''Austrasiatica alexhuberti'' * ''Cypraea alfredensis'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1929): synonym of ''Cypraeovula alfredensis'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1929) * ''Cypraea algoensis'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''Cypraeovula algoensis'' * ''Cypraea alisonae'' Burgess, 1983:<ref>{{WRMS species|216794|''Cypraea alisonae'' Burgess, 1983||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Blasicrura alisonae'' * ''Cypraea amarata'' (Meuschen, 1787):<ref>{{WRMS species|216799|''Cypraea amarata'' (Meuschen, 1787)||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia scurra'' * ''Cypraea amphitales'' Melvill, 1888 : synonym of ''Cypraeovula amphitales'' * ''Cypraea androyensis'' Blocher & Lorenz, 1999: synonym of ''Palmadusta androyensis'' * ''Cypraea angelicae'' Clover, 1974: synonym of ''Zonaria angelicae'' * ''Cypraea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978: synonym of ''Erronea angioyorum'' * ''Cypraea angustata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Notocypraea angustata'' * ''Cypraea annettae'' Dall, 1909: synonym of ''Pseudozonaria annettae'' * ''Cypraea annulus'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216777|''Cypraea annulus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Monetaria annulus'' * ''Cypraea arabica'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216764|''Cypraea arabica'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia arabica'' * ''Cypraea arabicula'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216768|''Cypraea arabicula'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Pseudozonaria arabicula'' * ''Cypraea argus'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216786|''Cypraea argus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Arestorides argus'' * ''Cypraea armeniaca'' Verco, 1912: synonym of ''Umbilia armeniaca'' * ''Cypraea artuffeli'' Jousseaume, 1876: synonym of ''Palmadusta artuffeli'' * ''Cypraea aurantium'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Lyncina aurantium'' * ''Cypraea barbieri'' Raybaudi, 1986: synonym of ''Purpuradusta barbieri'' * ''Cypraea asellus'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216845|''Cypraea asellus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Palmadusta asellus'' * ''Cypraea barclayi'' Reeve, 1857: synonym of ''Contradusta barclayi'' * ''Cypraea beckii'' Gaskoin, 1836<ref>{{WRMS species|216835|''Cypraea beckii'' Gaskoin, 1836||5 June 2010}}</ref> is a synonym of ''Erosaria beckii'' * ''Cypraea bernardi'' Richard, 1974: synonym of ''Erosaria bernardi'' * ''Cypraea bistrinotata'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937:<ref>{{WRMS species|216810|''Cypraea bistrinotata'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Pustularia bistrinotata'' * ''Cypraea boivinii'' Kiener, 1843: synonym of ''Erosaria boivinii'' * ''Cypraea boucheti'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''Palmulacypraea boucheti'' * ''Cypraea bregeriana'' Crosse, 1868: synonym of ''Contradusta bregeriana'' * ''Cypraea brevidentata'' Sowerby, 1870: synonym of ''Bistolida brevidentata'' * ''Cypraea broderipii'' Gray in Sowerby, 1832:<ref>{{WRMS species|216832|''Cypraea broderipii'' Gray in Sowerby, 1832||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of'' Lyncina broderipii'' * ''Cypraea camelopardalis'' Perry, 1811:<ref>{{WRMS species|216787|''Cypraea camelopardalis'' Perry, 1811||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Lyncina camelopardalis'' * ''Cypraea capensis'':<ref>{{WRMS species|225225|''Cypraea capensis'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Cypraeovula capensis'' * ''Cypraea capricornica'' Lorenz, 1989is a synonym of ''Umbilia capricornica'' * ''Cypraea caputdraconis'' Melvill, 1888: synonym of ''Monetaria caputdraconis'' * ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216758|''Cypraea caputserpentis'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria caputserpentis'' * ''Cypraea carneola'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216762|''Cypraea carneola'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Lyncina carneola'' * ''Cypraea carneola sowerbyi'' Anton, 1838: synonym of ''Lyncina carneola'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Cypraea castanea'' Higgins, 1868: synonym of ''Cypraeovula castanea'' * ''Cypraea catholicorum'' Schilder, 1938: synonym of ''Cribrarula catholicorum'' * ''Cypraea caurica'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216822|''Cypraea caurica'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erronea caurica'' * ''Cypraea cernica'' Sowerby, 1870:<ref>{{WRMS species|216767|''Cypraea cernica'' Sowerby, 1870||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria cernica'' * ''Cypraea cervinetta'' Kiener, 1843: synonym of ''Macrocypraea cervinetta'' * ''Cypraea cervus'' Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of ''Macrocypraea cervus'' * ''Cypraea chiapponii'' Lorenz, 1999: synonym of ''Pustularia chiapponii'' * ''Cypraea childreni'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''Ipsa childreni'' * ''Cypraea chinensis'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216785|''Cypraea chinensis'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Ovatipsa chinensis'' * ''Cypraea cicercula'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216836|''Cypraea cicercula'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Pustularia cicercula'' * ''Cypraea cinerea'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Luria cinerea'' * ''Cypraea citrina'' Gray, 1825:<ref>{{WRMS species|216780|''Cypraea citrina'' Gray, 1825||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria citrina'' * ''Cypraea clandestina'' Linnaeus, 1767:<ref>{{WRMS species|216820|''Cypraea clandestina'' Linnaeus, 1767||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Palmadusta clandestina'' * ''Cypraea cohenae'' Burgess, 1965: synonym of ''Cypraeovula cohenae'' * ''Cypraea colligata'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''Cypraeovula colligata'' * ''Cypraea coloba'' Melvill, 1888:<ref>{{WRMS species|216830|''Cypraea coloba'' Melvill, 1888||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Ovatipsa coloba'' * ''Cypraea comptonii'' Gray, 1847: synonym of ''Notocypraea comptoni'' * ''Cypraea connelli'' Liltved, 1983: synonym of ''Cypraeovula connelli'' * ''Cypraea conoidea'' Scopoli, 1786: synonym of ''Morum oniscus'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Cypraea contaminata'' Sowerby, 1832:<ref>{{WRMS species|216808|''Cypraea contaminata'' Sowerby, 1832||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Palmadusta contaminata'' * ''Cypraea controversa'' Gray, 1824: synonym of ''Luria controversa'' * ''Cypraea coronata'' Schilder 1930: synonym of ''Cypraeovula coronata'' * ''Cypraea costispunctata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of ''Pusula costispunctata'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) * ''Cypraea coxeni'' Cox, 1873: synonym of ''Eclogavena coxeni'' * ''Cypraea cribellum'' Gaskoin, 1849:<ref>{{WRMS species|216816|''Cypraea cribellum'' Gaskoin, 1849||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Cribrarula cribellum'' * ''Cypraea cribraria'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216756|''Cypraea cribraria'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Cribrarula cribraria'' * ''Cypraea cruenta'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216774|''Cypraea cruenta'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Ovatipsa chinensis'' * ''Cypraea cruickshanki'' Kilburn, 1972: synonym of ''Cypraeovula cruickshanki'' * ''Cypraea cumingii'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of ''Cribrarula cumingii'' * ''Cypraea cylindrica'' Born, 1778:<ref>{{WRMS species|216841|''Cypraea cylindrica'' Born, 1778||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erronea cylindrica'' * ''Cypraea dayritiana'' Cate, 1963: synonym of ''Eclogavena dayritiana'' * ''Cypraea decipiens'' Smith, 1880: synonym of ''Zoila decipiens'' * ''Cypraea declivis'' Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of ''Notocypraea declivis'' * ''Cypraea deforgesi'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''Austrasiatica deforgesi'' * ''Cypraea depressa'' Gray, 1824:<ref>{{WRMS species|216755|''Cypraea depressa'' Gray, 1824||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia depressa'' * ''Cypraea diauges'' Melvill 1888 syn. of ''Bistolida diauges'' * ''Cypraea dillwyni'' Schilder 1922: synonym of ''Cryptocypraea dillwyni'' * ''Cypraea diluculum'' Reeve, 1845:<ref>{{WRMS species|216806|''Cypraea diluculum'' Reeve, 1845||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Palmadusta diluculum'' * ''Cypraea eburnea'' Barnes, 1824:<ref>{{WRMS species|216788|''Cypraea eburnea'' Barnes, 1824||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria eburnea'' * ''Cypraea edentula'':<ref>{{WRMS species|225228|''Cypraea edentula'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Cypraeovula edentula'' * ''Cypraea eglantina'' Duclos, 1833:<ref>{{WRMS species|216772|''Cypraea eglantina'' Duclos, 1833||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia eglantina'' * ''Cypraea eludens'' Raybaudi, 1991: synonym of ''Zoila eludens'' * ''Cypraea englerti'' Summers & Burgess, 1965: synonym of ''Erosaria englerti'' * ''Cypraea erosa'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216790|''Cypraea erosa'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria erosa'' * ''Cypraea errones'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216765|''Cypraea errones'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erronea errones'' * ''Cypraea erythraeensis'' Sowerby, 1837:<ref>{{WRMS species|216792|''Cypraea erythraeensis'' Sowerby, 1837||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Bistolida erythraeensis'' * ''Cypraea esontropia'' Duclos, 1833:<ref>{{WRMS species|216789|''Cypraea esontropia'' Duclos, 1833||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Cribrarula esontropia'' * ''Cypraea exmouthensis'' Melvill, 1888: synonym of ''Cribrarula exmouthensis'' * ''Cypraea exusta'' Sowerby, 1832:<ref>{{WRMS species|216796|''Cypraea exusta'' Sowerby, 1832||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Talparia exusta'' * ''Cypraea fallax'' Smith, 1881: synonym of ''Cribrarula fallax'' * ''Cypraea felina'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216818|''Cypraea felina'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Melicerona felina'' * ''Cypraea fernandoi'' Cate, 1969: synonym of ''Erosa fernadoi'' * ''Cypraea fimbriata'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216828|''Cypraea fimbriata'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Purpuradusta fimbriata'' * ''Cypraea friendii'' Gray, 1831: synonym of ''Zoila friendii'' * ''Cypraea fultoni'' Sowerby, 1903: synonym of ''Barycypraea fultoni'' * ''Cypraea fuscodentata'':<ref>{{WRMS species|225229|''Cypraea fuscodentata'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Cypraeovula fuscodentata'' * ''Cypraea fuscorubra'' Shaw, 1909: synonym of ''Cypraeovula fuscorubra'' * ''Cypraea gangranosa'' Dillwyn, 1817:<ref>{{WRMS species|216813|''Cypraea gangranosa'' Dillwyn, 1817||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria gangranosa'' * ''Cypraea garciai'' Lorenz & Raines, 2001: synonym of ''Cribrarula garciai'' * ''Cypraea gaskoini'' Reeve, 1846:<ref>{{WRMS species|216773|''Cypraea gaskoini'' Reeve, 1846||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Cribrarula gaskoini'' * ''Cypraea gilvella'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''Luria gilvella'' * ''Cypraea globosa'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216757|''Cypraea globosa'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Lyncina lynx'' * ''Cypraea globulus'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216821|''Cypraea globulus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Pustularia globulus'' * ''Cypraea goodalli'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''Bistolida goodallii'' * ''Cypraea gracilis'' Gaskoin, 1849:<ref>{{WRMS species|216801|''Cypraea gracilis'' Gaskoin, 1849||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Purpuradusta gracilis'' * ''Cypraea granulata'' Pease, 1862: synonym of ''Nucleolaria granulata'' * ''Cypraea grayana'' Schilder, 1930:<ref>{{WRMS species|216807|''Cypraea grayana'' Schilder, 1930||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia grayana'' * ''Cypraea guttata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''Perisserosa guttata'' * ''Cypraea hammondae'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of ''Purpuradusta hammondae'' * ''Cypraea hartsmithi'' Schilder, 1967: synonym of ''Notocypraea hartsmithi'' * ''Cypraea helvola'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216839|''Cypraea helvola'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria helvola'' * ''Cypraea hesitata'' Jousseaume, 1884: synonym of ''Umbilia hesitata'' * ''Cypraea hirundo'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216761|''Cypraea hirundo'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Blasicrura hirundo'' * ''Cypraea histrio'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216781|''Cypraea histrio'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia histrio'' * ''Cypraea humphreysii'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''Palmadusta humphreysii'' * ''Cypraea hungerfordi lovetha'' Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005: synonym of ''Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi'' (Mock, 1996) * ''Cypraea inocellata'' Gray<ref>{{WRMS species|216760|''Cypraea inocellata'' Gray||5 June 2010}}</ref> is a synonym of ''Erosaria miliaris'' * ''Cypraea interrupta'' Gray, 1824:<ref>{{WRMS species|216811|''Cypraea interrupta'' Gray, 1824||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Blasicrura interrupta'' * ''Cypraea isabella'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216844|''Cypraea isabella'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Luria isabella'' * ''Cypraea kieneri'' Hidalgo, 1906:<ref>{{WRMS species|216826|''Cypraea kieneri'' Hidalgo, 1906||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Bistolida kieneri'' * ''Cypraea lamarckii'' Gray, 1825:<ref>{{WRMS species|216824|''Cypraea lamarckii'' Gray, 1825||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria lamarckii'' * ''Cypraea lentiginosa'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216775|''Cypraea lentiginosa'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Palmadusta lentiginosa'' * ''Cypraea leucodon'' Broderip, 1828: synonym of ''Lyncina leucodon'' (Broderip, 1828) * ''Cypraea leucodon leucodon'' Broderip, 1828: synonym of ''Lyncina leucodon'' (Broderip, 1828) * ''Cypraea leviathan'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937:<ref>{{WRMS species|216770|''Cypraea leviathan'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Lyncina leviathan'' * ''Cypraea lisetae'' Kilburn, 1975:<ref>{{WRMS species|572105|''Cypraea lisetae'' Kilburn, 1975||9 July 2011}}</ref> synonym of ''Nesiocypraea lisetae'' * ''Cypraea limacina'' Lamarck, 1810:<ref>{{WRMS species|216763|''Cypraea limacina'' Lamarck, 1810||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Staphylaea limacina'' * ''Cypraea lurica'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216797|''Cypraea lurica'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erronea caurica'' * ''Cypraea lurida'' Linnaeus:<ref>{{WRMS species|224892|''Cypraea lurida'' Linnaeus||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Luria lurida'' * ''Cypraea lynx'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216793|''Cypraea lynx'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Lyncina lynx'' * ''Cypraea macandrewi'' Sowerby, 1870:<ref>{{WRMS species|216769|''Cypraea macandrewi'' Sowerby, 1870||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria macandrewi'' * ''Cypraea maculifera'' Schilder, 1932:<ref>{{WRMS species|216842|''Cypraea maculifera'' Schilder, 1932||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia maculifera'' * ''Cypraea madagascariensis'' Gmelin, 1790:<ref>{{WRMS species|216825|''Cypraea madagascariensis'' Gmelin, 1790||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of'' Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis'' * ''Cypraea mappa'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216782|''Cypraea mappa'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Leporicypraea mappa'' * ''Cypraea margarita'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of ''Pustularia margarita'' * ''Cypraea marginalis'' Dillwyn, 1827:<ref>{{WRMS species|216752|''Cypraea marginalis'' Dillwyn, 1827||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria marginalis'' * ''Cypraea mariae'' Schilder, 1927:<ref>{{WRMS species|216837|''Cypraea mariae'' Schilder, 1927||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of'' Annepona mariae'' * ''Cypraea mauiensis'' Burgess, 1967: synonym of ''Pustularia mauiensis'' * ''Cypraea mauritiana'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216779|''Cypraea mauritiana'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia mauritiana'' * ''Cypraea microdon'' Gray, 1828:<ref>{{WRMS species|216809|''Cypraea microdon'' Gray, 1828||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Purpuradusta microdon'' * ''Cypraea miliaris'' Gmelin, 1790:<ref>{{WRMS species|216805|''Cypraea miliaris'' Gmelin, 1790||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria miliaris'' * ''Cypraea minoridens'' Melvill, 1901: synonym of ''Purpuradusta minoridens'' * ''Cypraea moneta'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216838|''Cypraea moneta'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Monetaria moneta'' * ''Cypraea mus'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''Muracypraea mus'' * ''Cypraea nebrites'' Melvill, 1888:<ref>{{WRMS species|216829|''Cypraea nebrites'' Melvill, 1888||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria nebrites'' * ''Cypraea nigropunctata'' Gray, 1828: synonym of ''Pseudozonaria nigropunctata'' * ''Cypraea nivosa'' Broderip, 1827:<ref>{{WRMS species|216803|''Cypraea nivosa'' Broderip, 1827||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Lyncina nivosa'' * ''Cypraea nucleus'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216778|''Cypraea nucleus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Staphylaea nucleus'' * ''Cypraea ocellata'' L.:<ref>{{WRMS species|216759|''Cypraea ocellata'' L.||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria ocellata'' * ''Cypraea oniscus'' Lamarck, 1810: synonym of ''Triviella aperta'' (Swainson, 1822) * ''Cypraea onyx'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216750|''Cypraea onyx'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erronea onyx'' * ''Cypraea owenii'' Sowerby, 1837:<ref>{{WRMS species|216776|''Cypraea owenii'' Sowerby, 1837||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Bistolida owenii'' * ''Cypraea ovum'' Gmelin 1791 (synonym of ''Erronea ovum'' * ''Cypraea pallida'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216784|''Cypraea pallida'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erronea pallida'' * ''Cypraea pallidula'' (Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of ''Blasicrura pallidula'' * ''Cypraea pediculus'' var. ''cimex'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of ''Pusula cimex'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) * ''Cypraea picta'' Gray, 1824: synonym of ''Zonaria picta'' * ''Cypraea piperita'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''Notocypraea piperita'' * ''Cypraea poraria'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216795|''Cypraea poraria'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria poraria'' * ''Cypraea propinqua'' Garrett, 1879: synonym of ''Lyncina carneola'' * ''Cypraea pulchra'' Gray, 1824:<ref>{{WRMS species|216771|''Cypraea pulchra'' Gray, 1824||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Luria pulchra'' * ''Cypraea pulchella'' Swainson, 1823: synonym of ''Contradusta pulchella'' * ''Cypraea punctata'' Linnaeus, 1771:<ref>{{WRMS species|216804|''Cypraea punctata'' Linnaeus, 1771||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Ransoniella punctata'' * ''Cypraea pyriformis'' Gray, 1824 (synonym of ''Erronea pyriformis'' * ''Cypraea pyrum'' Gmelin, 1791 (synonym of ''Zonaria pyrum'' * ''Cypraea reticulata'' Martyn, 1784:<ref>{{WRMS species|216817|''Cypraea reticulata'' Martyn, 1784||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia histrio'' * ''Cypraea robertsi'' Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of ''Pseudozonaria robertsi'' * ''Cypraea sakuraii'' (Habe, 1970): synonym of ''Austrasiatica sakuraii'' (Habe, 1970) * ''Cypraea schilderorum'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of ''Lyncina schilderorum'' * ''Cypraea scurra'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216802|''Cypraea scurra'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Mauritia scurra'' * ''Cypraea solandri'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''Pusula solandri'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832) * ''Cypraea spadicea'' Swainson, 1823: synonym of ''Neobernaya spadicea'' * ''Cypraea spurca'' Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of ''Erosaria spurca'' * ''Cypraea staphylaea'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216791|''Cypraea staphylaea'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Staphylaea staphylaea'' * ''Cypraea stercoraria'' Linnaeus:<ref>{{WRMS species|224260|''Cypraea stercoraria'' Linnaeus||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Trona stercoraria'' * ''Cypraea stolida'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216783|''Cypraea stolida'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Bistolida stolida'' * ''Cypraea subviridis'' Reeve, 1835: synonym of ''Erronea subviridis'' (Reeve, 1835) * ''Cypraea sulcidentata'' Gray, 1824): synonym of ''Lyncina sulcidentata'' * ''Cypraea surinamensis'' G. Perry, 1811: synonym of ''Propustularia surinamensis'' * ''Cypraea talpa'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216751|''Cypraea talpa'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Talparia talpa'' * ''Cypraea teres'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216814|''Cypraea teres'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Blasicrura teres'' * ''Cypraea tessellata'' Swainson, 1822: synonym of ''Luria tessellata'' * ''Cypraea testudinaria'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216754|''Cypraea testudinaria'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Chelycypraea testudinaria'' * ''Cypraea teuleri'' Cazenavette, 1845:<ref>{{WRMS species|216753|''Cypraea teuleri'' Cazenavette, 1845||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Bernaya teulerei'' * ''Cypraea thomasi'' Crosse, 1865:<ref>{{WRMS species|216831|''Cypraea thomasi'' Crosse, 1865||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria thomasi'' * ''Cypraea turdus'' Lamarck, 1810:<ref>{{WRMS species|216833|''Cypraea turdus'' Lamarck, 1810||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Erosaria turdus'' * ''Cypraea umbilicata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of ''Umbilia hesitata'' (Iredale, 1916) * ''Cypraea ursellus'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216840|''Cypraea ursellus'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Bistolida ursellus'' * ''Cypraea ventriculus'' Lamarck, 1810: synonym of ''Lyncina ventriculus'' * ''Cypraea venusta'' Sowerby, 1847: synonym of ''Zoila venusta'' * ''Cypraea verhoefi'' Burgess, 1982: synonym of ''Cypraeovula castanea'' (Higgins, 1868) * ''Cypraea vitellus'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216827|''Cypraea vitellus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Lyncina vitellus'' * ''Cypraea vredenburgi'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of ''Erronea vredenburgi'' * ''Cypraea walkeri'' Sowerby, 1832:<ref>{{WRMS species|216834|''Cypraea walkeri'' Sowerby, 1832||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Contradusta walkeri'' * ''Cypraea xanthodon'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''Erronea xanthodon'' * ''Cypraea zebra'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|456730|''Cypraea zebra'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Macrocypraea zebra'' * ''Cypraea ziczac'' Linnaeus, 1758:<ref>{{WRMS species|216800|''Cypraea ziczac'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Palmadusta ziczac'' * ''Cypraea zonaria'' Gmelin:<ref>{{WRMS species|224262|''Cypraea zonaria'' Gmelin||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''Zonaria zonaria''

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== External links == * [http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. ii, 824 pp] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613040751/http://gdz.sub.uni-goettingen.de/no_cache/dms/load/toc/?IDDOC=265100 |date=2017-06-13 }}

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