Species within the genus
Cypraea include: •
† Cypraea ficoides (Hutton, 1873) •
Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786 •
† Cypraea porcellus Brocchi, 1814 •
Cypraea tigris Linnaeus,
1758 ;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: synonym of
Blasicrura alisonae •
Cypraea amarata (Meuschen, 1787): 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: synonym of
Monetaria annulus •
Cypraea arabica Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Mauritia arabica •
Cypraea arabicula: synonym of
Pseudozonaria arabicula •
Cypraea argus Linnaeus,
1758: 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: synonym of
Palmadusta asellus •
Cypraea barclayi Reeve, 1857: synonym of
Contradusta barclayi •
Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 is a synonym of
Erosaria beckii •
Cypraea bernardi Richard, 1974: synonym of
Erosaria bernardi •
Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937: 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: synonym of
Lyncina broderipii •
Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811: synonym of
Lyncina camelopardalis •
Cypraea capensis: 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: synonym of
Erosaria caputserpentis •
Cypraea carneola Linnaeus,
1758: 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: synonym of
Erronea caurica •
Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870: 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: synonym of
Ovatipsa chinensis •
Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Pustularia cicercula •
Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
Luria cinerea •
Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825: synonym of
Erosaria citrina •
Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767: synonym of
Palmadusta clandestina •
Cypraea cohenae Burgess, 1965: synonym of
Cypraeovula cohenae •
Cypraea colligata Lorenz, 2002: synonym of
Cypraeovula colligata •
Cypraea coloba Melvill, 1888: 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: 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: synonym of
Cribrarula cribellum •
Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Cribrarula cribraria •
Cypraea cruenta: synonym of
Ovatipsa chinensis •
Cypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972: synonym of
Cypraeovula cruickshanki •
Cypraea cumingii Sowerby, 1832: synonym of
Cribrarula cumingii •
Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778: 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: synonym of
Mauritia depressa •
Cypraea diauges Melvill 1888 syn. of
Bistolida diauges •
Cypraea dillwyni Schilder 1922: synonym of
Cryptocypraea dillwyni •
Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845: synonym of
Palmadusta diluculum •
Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824: synonym of
Erosaria eburnea •
Cypraea edentula: synonym of
Cypraeovula edentula •
Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833: 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: synonym of
Erosaria erosa •
Cypraea errones Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Erronea errones •
Cypraea erythraeensis Sowerby, 1837: synonym of
Bistolida erythraeensis •
Cypraea esontropia Duclos, 1833: synonym of
Cribrarula esontropia •
Cypraea exmouthensis Melvill, 1888: synonym of
Cribrarula exmouthensis •
Cypraea exusta Sowerby, 1832: synonym of
Talparia exusta •
Cypraea fallax Smith, 1881: synonym of
Cribrarula fallax •
Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
Melicerona felina •
Cypraea fernandoi Cate, 1969: synonym of
Erosa fernadoi •
Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
Purpuradusta fimbriata •
Cypraea friendii Gray, 1831: synonym of
Zoila friendii •
Cypraea fultoni Sowerby, 1903: synonym of
Barycypraea fultoni •
Cypraea fuscodentata: synonym of
Cypraeovula fuscodentata •
Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909: synonym of
Cypraeovula fuscorubra •
Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of
Erosaria gangranosa •
Cypraea garciai Lorenz & Raines, 2001: synonym of
Cribrarula garciai •
Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846: synonym of
Cribrarula gaskoini •
Cypraea gilvella Lorenz, 2002: synonym of
Luria gilvella •
Cypraea globosa: synonym of
Lyncina lynx •
Cypraea globulus Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Pustularia globulus •
Cypraea goodalli Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of
Bistolida goodallii •
Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of
Purpuradusta gracilis •
Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862: synonym of
Nucleolaria granulata •
Cypraea grayana Schilder, 1930: 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: synonym of
Erosaria helvola •
Cypraea hesitata Jousseaume, 1884: synonym of
Umbilia hesitata •
Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Blasicrura hirundo •
Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791: 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 is a synonym of
Erosaria miliaris •
Cypraea interrupta Gray, 1824: synonym of
Blasicrura interrupta •
Cypraea isabella Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Luria isabella •
Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of
Bistolida kieneri •
Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825: synonym of
Erosaria lamarckii •
Cypraea lentiginosa: 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: synonym of
Lyncina leviathan •
Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975: synonym of
Nesiocypraea lisetae •
Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810: synonym of
Staphylaea limacina •
Cypraea lurica: synonym of
Erronea caurica •
Cypraea lurida Linnaeus: synonym of
Luria lurida •
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Lyncina lynx •
Cypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870: synonym of
Erosaria macandrewi •
Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932: synonym of
Mauritia maculifera •
Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1790: synonym of
Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis •
Cypraea mappa Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Leporicypraea mappa •
Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of
Pustularia margarita •
Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827: synonym of
Erosaria marginalis •
Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927: synonym of
Annepona mariae •
Cypraea mauiensis Burgess, 1967: synonym of
Pustularia mauiensis •
Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Mauritia mauritiana •
Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828: synonym of
Purpuradusta microdon •
Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1790: synonym of
Erosaria miliaris •
Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901: synonym of
Purpuradusta minoridens •
Cypraea moneta Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Monetaria moneta •
Cypraea mus Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Muracypraea mus •
Cypraea nebrites Melvill, 1888: synonym of
Erosaria nebrites •
Cypraea nigropunctata Gray, 1828: synonym of
Pseudozonaria nigropunctata •
Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827: synonym of
Lyncina nivosa •
Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Staphylaea nucleus •
Cypraea ocellata L.: synonym of
Erosaria ocellata •
Cypraea oniscus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of
Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822) •
Cypraea onyx Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Erronea onyx •
Cypraea owenii Sowerby, 1837: synonym of
Bistolida owenii •
Cypraea ovum Gmelin 1791 (synonym of
Erronea ovum •
Cypraea pallida: 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: synonym of
Erosaria poraria •
Cypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879: synonym of
Lyncina carneola •
Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824: synonym of
Luria pulchra •
Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823: synonym of
Contradusta pulchella •
Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of
Ransoniella punctata •
Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824 (synonym of
Erronea pyriformis •
Cypraea pyrum Gmelin, 1791 (synonym of
Zonaria pyrum •
Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784: 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: 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: synonym of
Staphylaea staphylaea •
Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus: synonym of
Trona stercoraria •
Cypraea stolida Linnaeus,
1758: 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: synonym of
Talparia talpa •
Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791: synonym of
Blasicrura teres •
Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822: synonym of
Luria tessellata •
Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Chelycypraea testudinaria •
Cypraea teuleri Cazenavette, 1845: synonym of
Bernaya teulerei •
Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865: synonym of
Erosaria thomasi •
Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of
Erosaria turdus •
Cypraea umbilicata G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of
Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916) •
Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791: 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: synonym of
Lyncina vitellus •
Cypraea vredenburgi Schilder, 1927: synonym of
Erronea vredenburgi •
Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832: synonym of
Contradusta walkeri •
Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of
Erronea xanthodon •
Cypraea zebra Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Macrocypraea zebra •
Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus,
1758: synonym of
Palmadusta ziczac •
Cypraea zonaria Gmelin: synonym of
Zonaria zonaria ==References==