# Cypraea

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{{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](/source/gastropod_shell) of ''[Cypraea tigris](/source/Cypraea_tigris)''
| taxon = Cypraea
| authority = [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae)
| synonyms_ref = 
| synonyms = ''Pantherinaria'' <small>Sacco, 1894</small>
| type_species = ''Cypraea tigris''
| type_species_authority = [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae)
}}
thumb|Cypraea albuginosa, museum specimens. Naturalis.

'''''Cypraea''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of medium-sized to large [sea snail](/source/sea_snail)s or [cowries](/source/cowries), [marine](/source/marine_(ocean)) [gastropod](/source/gastropod) [mollusk](/source/mollusk)s in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Cypraeidae](/source/Cypraeidae), the [cowries](/source/cowry).<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](/source/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:
* [†](/source/Extinction) ''[Cypraea ficoides](/source/Cypraea_ficoides)'' <small>(Hutton, 1873)</small> 
* ''[Cypraea pantherina](/source/Cypraea_pantherina)'' <small>[Lightfoot](/source/John_Lightfoot_(biologist)), 1786</small><ref>{{WRMS species|216812|''Cypraea pantherina'' Lightfoot, 1786||5 June 2010}}</ref>
* [†](/source/Extinction) ''[Cypraea porcellus](/source/Cypraea_porcellus)'' <small>Brocchi, 1814</small>
* ''[Cypraea tigris](/source/Cypraea_tigris)'' <small>[Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae)</small><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](/source/Cypraeidae):

* ''Cypraea achatidea'' Sowerby, 1837: synonym of ''[Schilderia achatidea](/source/Schilderia_achatidea)''
* ''Cypraea acicularis'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''[Erosaria acicularis](/source/Erosaria_acicularis)''
* ''Cypraea aenigma'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''[Nesiocypraea aenigma](/source/Nesiocypraea_aenigma)''
* ''Cypraea albuginosa'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''[Erosaria albuginosa](/source/Erosaria_albuginosa)''
* ''Cypraea alexhuberti'' Lorenz & Huber, 1999: synonym of ''[Austrasiatica alexhuberti](/source/Austrasiatica_alexhuberti)''
* ''Cypraea alfredensis'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1929): synonym of ''[Cypraeovula alfredensis](/source/Cypraeovula_alfredensis)'' (Schilder & Schilder, 1929)
* ''Cypraea algoensis'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula algoensis](/source/Cypraeovula_algoensis)''
* ''Cypraea alisonae'' Burgess, 1983:<ref>{{WRMS species|216794|''Cypraea alisonae'' Burgess, 1983||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Blasicrura alisonae](/source/Blasicrura_alisonae)''
* ''Cypraea amarata'' (Meuschen, 1787):<ref>{{WRMS species|216799|''Cypraea amarata'' (Meuschen, 1787)||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia scurra](/source/Mauritia_scurra)''
* ''Cypraea amphitales'' Melvill, 1888 : synonym of ''[Cypraeovula amphitales](/source/Cypraeovula_amphitales)''
* ''Cypraea androyensis'' Blocher & Lorenz, 1999: synonym of ''[Palmadusta androyensis](/source/Palmadusta_androyensis)''
* ''Cypraea angelicae'' Clover, 1974: synonym of ''[Zonaria angelicae](/source/Zonaria_angelicae)''
* ''Cypraea angioyorum'' Biraghi, 1978: synonym of ''[Erronea angioyorum](/source/Erronea_angioyorum)''
* ''Cypraea angustata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''[Notocypraea angustata](/source/Notocypraea_angustata)''
* ''Cypraea annettae'' Dall, 1909: synonym of ''[Pseudozonaria annettae](/source/Pseudozonaria_annettae)''
* ''Cypraea annulus'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216777|''Cypraea annulus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Monetaria annulus](/source/Monetaria_annulus)''
* ''Cypraea arabica'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216764|''Cypraea arabica'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia arabica](/source/Mauritia_arabica)''
* ''Cypraea arabicula'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216768|''Cypraea arabicula'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Pseudozonaria arabicula](/source/Pseudozonaria_arabicula)''
* ''Cypraea argus'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216786|''Cypraea argus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Arestorides argus](/source/Arestorides_argus)''
* ''Cypraea armeniaca'' Verco, 1912: synonym of ''[Umbilia armeniaca](/source/Umbilia_armeniaca)''
* ''Cypraea artuffeli'' [Jousseaume](/source/F%C3%A9lix_Pierre_Jousseaume), 1876: synonym of ''[Palmadusta artuffeli](/source/Palmadusta_artuffeli)''
* ''Cypraea aurantium'' [Gmelin](/source/Johann_Friedrich_Gmelin), 1791: synonym of ''[Lyncina aurantium](/source/Lyncina_aurantium)''
* ''Cypraea barbieri'' Raybaudi, 1986: synonym of ''[Purpuradusta barbieri](/source/Purpuradusta_barbieri)''
* ''Cypraea asellus'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216845|''Cypraea asellus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Palmadusta asellus](/source/Palmadusta_asellus)''
* ''Cypraea barclayi'' Reeve, 1857: synonym of ''[Contradusta barclayi](/source/Contradusta_barclayi)''
* ''Cypraea beckii'' Gaskoin, 1836<ref>{{WRMS species|216835|''Cypraea beckii'' Gaskoin, 1836||5 June 2010}}</ref> is a synonym of ''[Erosaria beckii](/source/Erosaria_beckii)''
* ''Cypraea bernardi'' Richard, 1974: synonym of ''[Erosaria bernardi](/source/Erosaria_bernardi)''
* ''Cypraea bistrinotata'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937:<ref>{{WRMS species|216810|''Cypraea bistrinotata'' Schilder & Schilder, 1937||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Pustularia bistrinotata](/source/Pustularia_bistrinotata)''
* ''Cypraea boivinii'' Kiener, 1843: synonym of ''[Erosaria boivinii](/source/Erosaria_boivinii)''
* ''Cypraea boucheti'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''[Palmulacypraea boucheti](/source/Palmulacypraea_boucheti)''
* ''Cypraea bregeriana'' Crosse, 1868: synonym of ''[Contradusta bregeriana](/source/Contradusta_bregeriana)''
* ''Cypraea brevidentata'' Sowerby, 1870: synonym of ''[Bistolida brevidentata](/source/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](/source/Lyncina_broderipii)''
* ''Cypraea camelopardalis'' Perry, 1811:<ref>{{WRMS species|216787|''Cypraea camelopardalis'' Perry, 1811||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Lyncina camelopardalis](/source/Lyncina_camelopardalis)''
* ''Cypraea capensis'':<ref>{{WRMS species|225225|''Cypraea capensis'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Cypraeovula capensis](/source/Cypraeovula_capensis)''
* ''Cypraea capricornica'' Lorenz, 1989is a synonym of ''[Umbilia capricornica](/source/Umbilia_capricornica)''
* ''Cypraea caputdraconis'' Melvill, 1888: synonym of ''[Monetaria caputdraconis](/source/Monetaria_caputdraconis)''
* ''Cypraea caputserpentis'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216758|''Cypraea caputserpentis'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria caputserpentis](/source/Erosaria_caputserpentis)''
* ''Cypraea carneola'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216762|''Cypraea carneola'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Lyncina carneola](/source/Lyncina_carneola)''
* ''Cypraea carneola sowerbyi'' Anton, 1838: synonym of ''[Lyncina carneola](/source/Lyncina_carneola)'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Cypraea castanea'' Higgins, 1868: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula castanea](/source/Cypraeovula_castanea)''
* ''Cypraea catholicorum'' Schilder, 1938: synonym of ''[Cribrarula catholicorum](/source/Cribrarula_catholicorum)''
* ''Cypraea caurica'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216822|''Cypraea caurica'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erronea caurica](/source/Erronea_caurica)''
* ''Cypraea cernica'' Sowerby, 1870:<ref>{{WRMS species|216767|''Cypraea cernica'' Sowerby, 1870||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria cernica](/source/Erosaria_cernica)''
* ''Cypraea cervinetta'' Kiener, 1843: synonym of ''[Macrocypraea cervinetta](/source/Macrocypraea_cervinetta)''
* ''Cypraea cervus'' Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of ''[Macrocypraea cervus](/source/Macrocypraea_cervus)''
* ''Cypraea chiapponii'' Lorenz, 1999: synonym of ''[Pustularia chiapponii](/source/Pustularia_chiapponii)''
* ''Cypraea childreni'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''[Ipsa childreni](/source/Ipsa_childreni)''
* ''Cypraea chinensis'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216785|''Cypraea chinensis'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Ovatipsa chinensis](/source/Ovatipsa_chinensis)''
* ''Cypraea cicercula'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216836|''Cypraea cicercula'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Pustularia cicercula](/source/Pustularia_cicercula)''
* ''Cypraea cinerea'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''[Luria cinerea](/source/Luria_cinerea)''
* ''Cypraea citrina'' Gray, 1825:<ref>{{WRMS species|216780|''Cypraea citrina'' Gray, 1825||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria citrina](/source/Erosaria_citrina)''
* ''Cypraea clandestina'' Linnaeus, 1767:<ref>{{WRMS species|216820|''Cypraea clandestina'' Linnaeus, 1767||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Palmadusta clandestina](/source/Palmadusta_clandestina)''
* ''Cypraea cohenae'' Burgess, 1965: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula cohenae](/source/Cypraeovula_cohenae)''
* ''Cypraea colligata'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula colligata](/source/Cypraeovula_colligata)''
* ''Cypraea coloba'' Melvill, 1888:<ref>{{WRMS species|216830|''Cypraea coloba'' Melvill, 1888||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Ovatipsa coloba](/source/Ovatipsa_coloba)''
* ''Cypraea comptonii'' Gray, 1847: synonym of ''[Notocypraea comptoni](/source/Notocypraea_comptoni)''
* ''Cypraea connelli'' Liltved, 1983: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula connelli](/source/Cypraeovula_connelli)''
* ''Cypraea conoidea'' Scopoli, 1786: synonym of ''[Morum oniscus](/source/Morum_oniscus)'' (Linnaeus, 1767)
* ''Cypraea contaminata'' Sowerby, 1832:<ref>{{WRMS species|216808|''Cypraea contaminata'' Sowerby, 1832||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Palmadusta contaminata](/source/Palmadusta_contaminata)''
* ''Cypraea controversa'' Gray, 1824: synonym of ''[Luria controversa](/source/Luria_controversa)''
* ''Cypraea coronata'' Schilder 1930: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula coronata](/source/Cypraeovula_coronata)''
* ''Cypraea costispunctata'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of ''[Pusula costispunctata](/source/Pusula_costispunctata)'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
* ''Cypraea coxeni'' Cox, 1873: synonym of ''[Eclogavena coxeni](/source/Eclogavena_coxeni)''
* ''Cypraea cribellum'' Gaskoin, 1849:<ref>{{WRMS species|216816|''Cypraea cribellum'' Gaskoin, 1849||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Cribrarula cribellum](/source/Cribrarula_cribellum)''
* ''Cypraea cribraria'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216756|''Cypraea cribraria'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Cribrarula cribraria](/source/Cribrarula_cribraria)''
* ''Cypraea cruenta'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216774|''Cypraea cruenta'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Ovatipsa chinensis](/source/Ovatipsa_chinensis)''
* ''Cypraea cruickshanki'' Kilburn, 1972: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula cruickshanki](/source/Cypraeovula_cruickshanki)''
* ''Cypraea cumingii'' Sowerby, 1832: synonym of ''[Cribrarula cumingii](/source/Cribrarula_cumingii)''
* ''Cypraea cylindrica'' Born, 1778:<ref>{{WRMS species|216841|''Cypraea cylindrica'' Born, 1778||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erronea cylindrica](/source/Erronea_cylindrica)''
* ''Cypraea dayritiana'' Cate, 1963: synonym of ''[Eclogavena dayritiana](/source/Eclogavena_dayritiana)''
* ''Cypraea decipiens'' Smith, 1880: synonym of ''[Zoila decipiens](/source/Zoila_decipiens)''
* ''Cypraea declivis'' Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of ''[Notocypraea declivis](/source/Notocypraea_declivis)''
* ''Cypraea deforgesi'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''[Austrasiatica deforgesi](/source/Austrasiatica_deforgesi)''
* ''Cypraea depressa'' Gray, 1824:<ref>{{WRMS species|216755|''Cypraea depressa'' Gray, 1824||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia depressa](/source/Mauritia_depressa)''
* ''Cypraea diauges'' Melvill 1888 syn. of ''[Bistolida diauges](/source/Bistolida_diauges)''
* ''Cypraea dillwyni'' Schilder 1922: synonym of ''[Cryptocypraea dillwyni](/source/Cryptocypraea_dillwyni)''
* ''Cypraea diluculum'' Reeve, 1845:<ref>{{WRMS species|216806|''Cypraea diluculum'' Reeve, 1845||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Palmadusta diluculum](/source/Palmadusta_diluculum)''
* ''Cypraea eburnea'' Barnes, 1824:<ref>{{WRMS species|216788|''Cypraea eburnea'' Barnes, 1824||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria eburnea](/source/Erosaria_eburnea)''
* ''Cypraea edentula'':<ref>{{WRMS species|225228|''Cypraea edentula'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Cypraeovula edentula](/source/Cypraeovula_edentula)''
* ''Cypraea eglantina'' Duclos, 1833:<ref>{{WRMS species|216772|''Cypraea eglantina'' Duclos, 1833||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia eglantina](/source/Mauritia_eglantina)''
* ''Cypraea eludens'' Raybaudi, 1991: synonym of ''[Zoila eludens](/source/Zoila_eludens)''
* ''Cypraea englerti'' Summers & Burgess, 1965: synonym of ''[Erosaria englerti](/source/Erosaria_englerti)''
* ''Cypraea erosa'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216790|''Cypraea erosa'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria erosa](/source/Erosaria_erosa)''
* ''Cypraea errones'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216765|''Cypraea errones'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erronea errones](/source/Erronea_errones)''
* ''Cypraea erythraeensis'' Sowerby, 1837:<ref>{{WRMS species|216792|''Cypraea erythraeensis'' Sowerby, 1837||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Bistolida erythraeensis](/source/Bistolida_erythraeensis)''
* ''Cypraea esontropia'' Duclos, 1833:<ref>{{WRMS species|216789|''Cypraea esontropia'' Duclos, 1833||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Cribrarula esontropia](/source/Cribrarula_esontropia)''
* ''Cypraea exmouthensis'' Melvill, 1888: synonym of ''[Cribrarula exmouthensis](/source/Cribrarula_exmouthensis)''
* ''Cypraea exusta'' Sowerby, 1832:<ref>{{WRMS species|216796|''Cypraea exusta'' Sowerby, 1832||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Talparia exusta](/source/Talparia_exusta)''
* ''Cypraea fallax'' Smith, 1881: synonym of ''[Cribrarula fallax](/source/Cribrarula_fallax)''
* ''Cypraea felina'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216818|''Cypraea felina'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Melicerona felina](/source/Melicerona_felina)''
* ''Cypraea fernandoi'' Cate, 1969: synonym of ''[Erosa fernadoi](/source/Erosa_fernadoi)''
* ''Cypraea fimbriata'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216828|''Cypraea fimbriata'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Purpuradusta fimbriata](/source/Purpuradusta_fimbriata)''
* ''Cypraea friendii'' Gray, 1831: synonym of ''[Zoila friendii](/source/Zoila_friendii)''
* ''Cypraea fultoni'' Sowerby, 1903: synonym of ''[Barycypraea fultoni](/source/Barycypraea_fultoni)''
* ''Cypraea fuscodentata'':<ref>{{WRMS species|225229|''Cypraea fuscodentata'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Cypraeovula fuscodentata](/source/Cypraeovula_fuscodentata)''
* ''Cypraea fuscorubra'' Shaw, 1909: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula fuscorubra](/source/Cypraeovula_fuscorubra)''
* ''Cypraea gangranosa'' Dillwyn, 1817:<ref>{{WRMS species|216813|''Cypraea gangranosa'' Dillwyn, 1817||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria gangranosa](/source/Erosaria_gangranosa)''
* ''Cypraea garciai'' Lorenz & Raines, 2001: synonym of ''[Cribrarula garciai](/source/Cribrarula_garciai)''
* ''Cypraea gaskoini'' Reeve, 1846:<ref>{{WRMS species|216773|''Cypraea gaskoini'' Reeve, 1846||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Cribrarula gaskoini](/source/Cribrarula_gaskoini)''
* ''Cypraea gilvella'' Lorenz, 2002: synonym of ''[Luria gilvella](/source/Luria_gilvella)''
* ''Cypraea globosa'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216757|''Cypraea globosa'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Lyncina lynx](/source/Lyncina_lynx)''
* ''Cypraea globulus'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216821|''Cypraea globulus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Pustularia globulus](/source/Pustularia_globulus)''
* ''Cypraea goodalli'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''[Bistolida goodallii](/source/Bistolida_goodallii)''
* ''Cypraea gracilis'' Gaskoin, 1849:<ref>{{WRMS species|216801|''Cypraea gracilis'' Gaskoin, 1849||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Purpuradusta gracilis](/source/Purpuradusta_gracilis)''
* ''Cypraea granulata'' Pease, 1862: synonym of ''[Nucleolaria granulata](/source/Nucleolaria_granulata)''
* ''Cypraea grayana'' Schilder, 1930:<ref>{{WRMS species|216807|''Cypraea grayana'' Schilder, 1930||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia grayana](/source/Mauritia_grayana)''
* ''Cypraea guttata'' Gmelin, 1791: synonym of ''[Perisserosa guttata](/source/Perisserosa_guttata)''
* ''Cypraea hammondae'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of ''[Purpuradusta hammondae](/source/Purpuradusta_hammondae)''
* ''Cypraea hartsmithi'' Schilder, 1967: synonym of ''[Notocypraea hartsmithi](/source/Notocypraea_hartsmithi)''
* ''Cypraea helvola'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216839|''Cypraea helvola'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria helvola](/source/Erosaria_helvola)''
* ''Cypraea hesitata'' Jousseaume, 1884: synonym of ''[Umbilia hesitata](/source/Umbilia_hesitata)''
* ''Cypraea hirundo'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216761|''Cypraea hirundo'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Blasicrura hirundo](/source/Blasicrura_hirundo)''
* ''Cypraea histrio'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216781|''Cypraea histrio'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia histrio](/source/Mauritia_histrio)''
* ''Cypraea humphreysii'' [Gray](/source/Gray), 1825: synonym of ''[Palmadusta humphreysii](/source/Palmadusta_humphreysii)''
* ''Cypraea hungerfordi lovetha'' <small>Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005</small>: synonym of ''Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi'' <small>(Mock, 1996)</small>
* ''Cypraea inocellata'' Gray<ref>{{WRMS species|216760|''Cypraea inocellata'' Gray||5 June 2010}}</ref> is a synonym of ''[Erosaria miliaris](/source/Erosaria_miliaris)''
* ''Cypraea interrupta'' Gray, 1824:<ref>{{WRMS species|216811|''Cypraea interrupta'' Gray, 1824||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Blasicrura interrupta](/source/Blasicrura_interrupta)''
* ''Cypraea isabella'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216844|''Cypraea isabella'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Luria isabella](/source/Luria_isabella)''
* ''Cypraea kieneri'' Hidalgo, 1906:<ref>{{WRMS species|216826|''Cypraea kieneri'' Hidalgo, 1906||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Bistolida kieneri](/source/Bistolida_kieneri)''
* ''Cypraea lamarckii'' Gray, 1825:<ref>{{WRMS species|216824|''Cypraea lamarckii'' Gray, 1825||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria lamarckii](/source/Erosaria_lamarckii)''
* ''Cypraea lentiginosa'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216775|''Cypraea lentiginosa'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Palmadusta lentiginosa](/source/Palmadusta_lentiginosa)''
* ''Cypraea leucodon'' Broderip, 1828: synonym of ''[Lyncina leucodon](/source/Lyncina_leucodon)''  (Broderip, 1828)
* ''Cypraea leucodon leucodon'' Broderip, 1828: synonym of ''[Lyncina leucodon](/source/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](/source/Lyncina_leviathan)''
* ''Cypraea lisetae'' Kilburn, 1975:<ref>{{WRMS species|572105|''Cypraea lisetae'' Kilburn, 1975||9 July 2011}}</ref> synonym of ''[Nesiocypraea lisetae](/source/Nesiocypraea_lisetae)''
* ''Cypraea limacina'' Lamarck, 1810:<ref>{{WRMS species|216763|''Cypraea limacina'' Lamarck, 1810||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Staphylaea limacina](/source/Staphylaea_limacina)''
* ''Cypraea lurica'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216797|''Cypraea lurica'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erronea caurica](/source/Erronea_caurica)''
* ''Cypraea lurida'' Linnaeus:<ref>{{WRMS species|224892|''Cypraea lurida'' Linnaeus||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Luria lurida](/source/Luria_lurida)''
* ''Cypraea lynx'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216793|''Cypraea lynx'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Lyncina lynx](/source/Lyncina_lynx)''
* ''Cypraea macandrewi'' Sowerby, 1870:<ref>{{WRMS species|216769|''Cypraea macandrewi'' Sowerby, 1870||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria macandrewi](/source/Erosaria_macandrewi)''
* ''Cypraea maculifera'' Schilder, 1932:<ref>{{WRMS species|216842|''Cypraea maculifera'' Schilder, 1932||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia maculifera](/source/Mauritia_maculifera)''
* ''Cypraea madagascariensis'' Gmelin, 1790:<ref>{{WRMS species|216825|''Cypraea madagascariensis'' Gmelin, 1790||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of'' [Staphylaea nucleus](/source/Staphylaea_nucleus) madagascariensis''
* ''Cypraea mappa'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216782|''Cypraea mappa'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Leporicypraea mappa](/source/Leporicypraea_mappa)''
* ''Cypraea margarita'' Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of ''[Pustularia margarita](/source/Pustularia_margarita)''
* ''Cypraea marginalis'' Dillwyn, 1827:<ref>{{WRMS species|216752|''Cypraea marginalis'' Dillwyn, 1827||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria marginalis](/source/Erosaria_marginalis)''
* ''Cypraea mariae'' Schilder, 1927:<ref>{{WRMS species|216837|''Cypraea mariae'' Schilder, 1927||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of'' [Annepona mariae](/source/Annepona_mariae)''
* ''Cypraea mauiensis'' Burgess, 1967: synonym of ''[Pustularia mauiensis](/source/Pustularia_mauiensis)''
* ''Cypraea mauritiana'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216779|''Cypraea mauritiana'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia mauritiana](/source/Mauritia_mauritiana)''
* ''Cypraea microdon'' Gray, 1828:<ref>{{WRMS species|216809|''Cypraea microdon'' Gray, 1828||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Purpuradusta microdon](/source/Purpuradusta_microdon)''
* ''Cypraea miliaris'' Gmelin, 1790:<ref>{{WRMS species|216805|''Cypraea miliaris'' Gmelin, 1790||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria miliaris](/source/Erosaria_miliaris)''
* ''Cypraea minoridens'' Melvill, 1901: synonym of ''[Purpuradusta minoridens](/source/Purpuradusta_minoridens)''
* ''Cypraea moneta'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216838|''Cypraea moneta'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Monetaria moneta](/source/Monetaria_moneta)''
* ''Cypraea mus'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae): synonym of ''[Muracypraea mus](/source/Muracypraea_mus)''
* ''Cypraea nebrites'' Melvill, 1888:<ref>{{WRMS species|216829|''Cypraea nebrites'' Melvill, 1888||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria nebrites](/source/Erosaria_nebrites)''
* ''Cypraea nigropunctata'' Gray, 1828: synonym of ''[Pseudozonaria nigropunctata](/source/Pseudozonaria_nigropunctata)''
* ''Cypraea nivosa'' Broderip, 1827:<ref>{{WRMS species|216803|''Cypraea nivosa'' Broderip, 1827||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Lyncina nivosa](/source/Lyncina_nivosa)''
* ''Cypraea nucleus'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216778|''Cypraea nucleus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Staphylaea nucleus](/source/Staphylaea_nucleus)''
* ''Cypraea ocellata'' L.:<ref>{{WRMS species|216759|''Cypraea ocellata'' L.||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria ocellata](/source/Erosaria_ocellata)''
* ''Cypraea oniscus'' Lamarck, 1810: synonym of ''[Triviella aperta](/source/Triviella_aperta)'' (Swainson, 1822)
* ''Cypraea onyx'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216750|''Cypraea onyx'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erronea onyx](/source/Erronea_onyx)''
* ''Cypraea owenii'' Sowerby, 1837:<ref>{{WRMS species|216776|''Cypraea owenii'' Sowerby, 1837||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Bistolida owenii](/source/Bistolida_owenii)''
* ''Cypraea ovum'' Gmelin 1791   (synonym of ''[Erronea ovum](/source/Erronea_ovum)''
* ''Cypraea pallida'':<ref>{{WRMS species|216784|''Cypraea pallida'' ||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erronea pallida](/source/Erronea_pallida)''
* ''Cypraea pallidula'' (Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of ''[Blasicrura pallidula](/source/Blasicrura_pallidula)'' 
* ''Cypraea pediculus'' var. ''cimex'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of ''[Pusula cimex](/source/Pusula_cimex)'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
* ''Cypraea picta'' Gray, 1824: synonym of ''[Zonaria picta](/source/Zonaria_picta)''
* ''Cypraea piperita'' Gray, 1825: synonym of ''[Notocypraea piperita](/source/Notocypraea_piperita)''
* ''Cypraea poraria'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216795|''Cypraea poraria'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria poraria](/source/Erosaria_poraria)''
* ''Cypraea propinqua'' Garrett, 1879: synonym of ''[Lyncina carneola](/source/Lyncina_carneola)''
* ''Cypraea pulchra'' Gray, 1824:<ref>{{WRMS species|216771|''Cypraea pulchra'' Gray, 1824||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Luria pulchra](/source/Luria_pulchra)''
* ''Cypraea pulchella'' Swainson, 1823: synonym of ''[Contradusta pulchella](/source/Contradusta_pulchella)''
* ''Cypraea punctata'' Linnaeus, 1771:<ref>{{WRMS species|216804|''Cypraea punctata'' Linnaeus, 1771||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Ransoniella punctata](/source/Ransoniella_punctata)''
* ''Cypraea pyriformis'' Gray, 1824 (synonym of ''[Erronea pyriformis](/source/Erronea_pyriformis)''
* ''Cypraea pyrum'' Gmelin, 1791 (synonym of ''[Zonaria pyrum](/source/Zonaria_pyrum)''
* ''Cypraea reticulata'' Martyn, 1784:<ref>{{WRMS species|216817|''Cypraea reticulata'' Martyn, 1784||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia histrio](/source/Mauritia_histrio)''
* ''Cypraea robertsi'' Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of ''[Pseudozonaria robertsi](/source/Pseudozonaria_robertsi)''
* ''Cypraea sakuraii'' (Habe, 1970): synonym of ''[Austrasiatica sakuraii](/source/Austrasiatica_sakuraii)'' (Habe, 1970)
* ''Cypraea schilderorum'' Iredale, 1939: synonym of ''[Lyncina schilderorum](/source/Lyncina_schilderorum)''
* ''Cypraea scurra'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216802|''Cypraea scurra'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Mauritia scurra](/source/Mauritia_scurra)''
* ''Cypraea solandri'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''[Pusula solandri](/source/Pusula_solandri)'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''Cypraea spadicea'' Swainson, 1823: synonym of ''[Neobernaya spadicea](/source/Neobernaya_spadicea)''
* ''Cypraea spurca'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae): synonym of ''[Erosaria spurca](/source/Erosaria_spurca)''
* ''Cypraea staphylaea'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216791|''Cypraea staphylaea'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Staphylaea staphylaea](/source/Staphylaea_staphylaea)''
* ''Cypraea stercoraria'' Linnaeus:<ref>{{WRMS species|224260|''Cypraea stercoraria'' Linnaeus||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Trona stercoraria](/source/Trona_stercoraria)''
* ''Cypraea stolida'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216783|''Cypraea stolida'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Bistolida stolida](/source/Bistolida_stolida)''
* ''Cypraea subviridis'' Reeve, 1835: synonym of ''[Erronea subviridis](/source/Erronea_subviridis)'' (Reeve, 1835)
* ''Cypraea sulcidentata''  Gray, 1824): synonym of ''[Lyncina sulcidentata](/source/Lyncina_sulcidentata)''
* ''Cypraea surinamensis'' G. Perry, 1811: synonym of ''[Propustularia surinamensis](/source/Propustularia_surinamensis)''
* ''Cypraea talpa'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216751|''Cypraea talpa'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Talparia talpa](/source/Talparia_talpa)''
* ''Cypraea teres'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216814|''Cypraea teres'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Blasicrura teres](/source/Blasicrura_teres)''
* ''Cypraea tessellata'' Swainson, 1822: synonym of ''[Luria tessellata](/source/Luria_tessellata)''
* ''Cypraea testudinaria'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216754|''Cypraea testudinaria'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Chelycypraea testudinaria](/source/Chelycypraea_testudinaria)''
* ''Cypraea teuleri'' Cazenavette, 1845:<ref>{{WRMS species|216753|''Cypraea teuleri'' Cazenavette, 1845||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Bernaya teulerei](/source/Bernaya_teulerei)''
* ''Cypraea thomasi'' Crosse, 1865:<ref>{{WRMS species|216831|''Cypraea thomasi'' Crosse, 1865||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria thomasi](/source/Erosaria_thomasi)''
* ''Cypraea turdus'' Lamarck, 1810:<ref>{{WRMS species|216833|''Cypraea turdus'' Lamarck, 1810||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Erosaria turdus](/source/Erosaria_turdus)''
* ''Cypraea umbilicata'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of ''[Umbilia hesitata](/source/Umbilia_hesitata)'' (Iredale, 1916)
* ''Cypraea ursellus'' Gmelin, 1791:<ref>{{WRMS species|216840|''Cypraea ursellus'' Gmelin, 1791||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Bistolida ursellus](/source/Bistolida_ursellus)''
* ''Cypraea ventriculus'' Lamarck, 1810: synonym of ''[Lyncina ventriculus](/source/Lyncina_ventriculus)''
* ''Cypraea venusta'' Sowerby, 1847: synonym of ''[Zoila venusta](/source/Zoila_venusta)''
* ''Cypraea verhoefi'' Burgess, 1982: synonym of ''[Cypraeovula castanea](/source/Cypraeovula_castanea)'' (Higgins, 1868)
* ''Cypraea vitellus'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216827|''Cypraea vitellus'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Lyncina vitellus](/source/Lyncina_vitellus)''
* ''Cypraea vredenburgi'' Schilder, 1927: synonym of ''[Erronea vredenburgi](/source/Erronea_vredenburgi)''
* ''Cypraea walkeri'' Sowerby, 1832:<ref>{{WRMS species|216834|''Cypraea walkeri'' Sowerby, 1832||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Contradusta walkeri](/source/Contradusta_walkeri)''
* ''Cypraea xanthodon'' Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of ''[Erronea xanthodon](/source/Erronea_xanthodon)''
* ''Cypraea zebra'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|456730|''Cypraea zebra'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Macrocypraea zebra](/source/Macrocypraea_zebra)''
* ''Cypraea ziczac'' [Linnaeus](/source/Carl_Linnaeus), [1758](/source/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae):<ref>{{WRMS species|216800|''Cypraea ziczac'' Linnaeus, 1758||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Palmadusta ziczac](/source/Palmadusta_ziczac)''
* ''Cypraea zonaria'' Gmelin:<ref>{{WRMS species|224262|''Cypraea zonaria'' Gmelin||5 June 2010}}</ref> synonym of ''[Zonaria zonaria](/source/Zonaria_zonaria)''

==References==
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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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