List of Nominal Species of Cypraeidae
(cowries)
(cowries)
| Nominal Species (n = 185) | Present allocation (n = 162) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Cypraea acicularis Gmelin, 1791 | Naria acicularis | 83435 |
| Cypraea adusta Lamarck, 1810 | Cypraea onyx | 349 |
| Cypraea albuginosa Gray, 1825 | Cypraea albuginosa | 19 |
| Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983 | Talostolida pellucens | 3477 |
| Erronea amralii Lorenz, 2021 | Erronea amralii | 3477 |
| Palmadusta androyensis Blöcher & Lorenz, 1999 | Palmadusta androyensis | 8761 |
| Erronea angioyorum Biraghi, 1978 | Erronea angioyorum | 8761 |
| Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea angustata | 78729 |
| Cypraea annettae Dall, 1909 | Cypraea annettae | 19 |
| Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758 | Monetaria annulus | 349 |
| Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758 | Mauritia arabica | 349 |
| Cypraea arabicula Lamarck, 1811 | Cypraea arabicula | 19 |
| Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea argus | 349 |
| Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea asellus | 3116 |
| Cribrarula astaryi Schilder, 1971 | Cribrarula astaryi | 8761 |
| Cypraea aubryana Jousseaume, 1869 | Cypraea surinamensis | 75097 |
| Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791 | Lyncina aurantium | 3116 |
| Cypraea barbadensis Schilder, 1941 | Cypraea surinamensis | 75097 |
| Palmadusta barbieri Raybaudi, 1986 | Purpuradusta barbieri | 8761 |
| Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 | Cypraea beckii | 3116 |
| Erosaria bernardi kingae Rehder & Wilson, 1975 | Erosaria bernardi | 3204 |
| Cypraea bicallosa Gray, 1832 | Cypraea surinamensis | 75097 |
| Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 | Cypraea bistrinotata | 3116 |
| Pustularia bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937 | Pustularia bistrinotata | 8761 |
| Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843 | Cypraea boivinii | 821 |
| Notadusta boucheti Lorenz, 2002 | Notadusta boucheti | 3477 |
| Cypraea bouteti Burgess & Arnette, 1981 | Cypraea bouteti | 349 |
| Cypraea burgessi Kay, 1981 | Talostolida latior | 3477 |
| Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869 | Lyncina lynx | 349 |
| Cypraea callosa Weinkauff, 1881 | Cypraea surinamensis | 75097 |
| Umbilia capricornica Lorenz, 1989 | Umbilia capricornica | 8761 |
| Cypraea caputdraconis Melvill, 1888 | Monetaria caputdraconis | 83435 |
| Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea caputserpentis | 349 |
| Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea carneola | 349 |
| Cribrarula catholicorum Schilder & Schilder, 1938 | Cribrarula catholicorum | 8761 |
| Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea caurica | 349 |
| Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870 | Cypraea cernica | 3477 |
| Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843 | Cypraea cervinetta | 19 |
| Cypraea cervus Linnaeus, 1771 | Cypraea cervus | 19 |
| Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825 | Cypraea childreni | 3116 |
| Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791 | Ovatipsa chinensis | 821 |
| Cypraea cicercula Linneaus, 1758 | Pustularia cicercula | 3116 |
| Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea cinerea | 19 |
| Cypraea clandestina Linneaus, 1767 | Cypraea clandestina | 3116 |
| Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832 | Cypraea contaminata | 821 |
| Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 | Cypraea argus | 349 |
| Erronea corona Lorenz, 2021 | Erronea corona | 3477 |
| Cypraea cribraria Linneaus, 1758 | Cribrarula cribraria | 3116 |
| Cypraea cribraria cribaria Linneaus, 1758 | Cribrarula cribraria | 78729 |
| Cypraeovula cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972 | Cypraeovula cruickshanki | 8761 |
| Cypraea cumingii Sowerby, 1832 | Cribrarula cumingii | 3204 |
| Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778 | Cypraea cylindrica | 3116 |
| Cypraea dayritiana Cate, 1963 | Cypraea dayritiana | 821 |
| Cypraea decipiens Smith, 1880 | Cypraea decipiens | 78729 |
| Cypraea declivis Sowerby, 1870 | Cypraea declivis | 78729 |
| Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824 | Mauritia depressa | 349 |
| Siphocypraea donmoorei Petuch, 1979 | Muracypraea donmoorei | 83435 |
| Cypraea dracaena Born, 1778 | Cypraea caurica | 349 |
| Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833 | Cypraea eglantina | 349 |
| Cypraea englerti Summers & Burgess, 1965 | Erosaria englerti | 83435 |
| Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Naria erosa | 349 |
| Cypraea errones Linneaus, 1758 | Cypraea errones | 3116 |
| Cypraea exanthema Linnaeus, 1767 | Cypraea zebra | 75097 |
| Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791 | Melicerona felina | 3116 |
| Erronea fernandoi Cate, 1969 | Erronea fernandoi | 8761 |
| Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea fimbriata | 3116 |
| Purpuradusta fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea fimbriata | 3477 |
| Cypraeovula fuscorubra Shaw, 1909 | Cypraeovula fuscorubra | 8761 |
| Ransoniella fusula Dolin, 2007 | Ransoniella fusula | 86518 |
| Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846 | Cribrarula gaskoini | 3477 |
| Ransoniella glandina Dolin, 2007 | Ransoniella glandina | 86518 |
| Cypraea globulus Linneaus, 1758 | Cypraea globulus | 3116 |
| Cypraea goodalli Sowerby, 1832 | Cypraea goodalli | 821 |
| Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849 | Purpuradusta gracilis | 3116 |
| Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862 | Nucleolaria granulata | 3477 |
| Mauritia grayana Schilder, 1930 | Mauritia grayana | 3477 |
| Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea guttata | 821 |
| Cypraea hammondae Iredale, 1939 | Purpuradusta hammondae | 821 |
| Purpuradusta hammondae raysummersi Schilder, 1960 | Purpuradusta hammondae | 86518 |
| Cypraea helvola Linneaus, 1758 | Cypraea helvola | 3116 |
| Cypraea hirasei Roberts, 1913 | Cypraea hirasei | 821 |
| Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea hirundo | 3116 |
| Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791 | Mauritia histrio | 3477 |
| Cypraeovula immelmani Liltved, 2001 | Cypraeovula immelmani | 8761 |
| Cypraea ingloria Crosse, 1878 | Cypraea surinamensis | 75097 |
| Cypraea irrorata Gray, 1828 | Cypraea irrorata | 3116 |
| Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea isabella | 349 |
| Cypraea isabellamexicana Stearns, 1893 | Cypraea isabellamexicana | 19 |
| Cypraeovula iutsui Shikama, 1974 | Cypraeovula iutsui | 8761 |
| Pustularia jandeprezi Poppe & Martin, 1996 | Pustularia jandeprezi | 86518 |
| Palmulacypraea katsuae katsuae Kuroda, 1960 | Notadusta katsuae | 86518 |
| Pustularia keelingensis Schilder & Schilder, 1940 | Pustularia keelingensis | 86518 |
| Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906 | Bistolida kieneri | 3116 |
| Cypraea kingae Rehder & Wilson, 1975 | Erosaria bernardi | 3204 |
| Lyncina kuroharai Kuroda & Habe,1961 | Lyncina kuroharai | 8761 |
| Cypraea labrolineata Gaskoin, 1849 | Cypraea labrolineata | 3116 |
| Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825 | Erosaria lamarckii | 3477 |
| Cypraea langfordi Kuroda, 1938 | Cypraea langfordi | 821 |
| Cypraea leucodon Broderip, 1828 | Lyncina leucodon | 821 |
| Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810 | Cypraea limacina | 821 |
| Nesiocypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975 | Nesiocypraea lisetae | 8761 |
| Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758 | Luria lurida | 83435 |
| Cypraea lutea Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea lutea | 821 |
| Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 | Lyncina lynx | 349 |
| Mauritia maculifera Schilder, 1932 | Mauritia maculifera | 349 |
| Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea mappa | 349 |
| Cypraea maraie Schilder, 1927 | Cypraea maraie | 821 |
| Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817 | Pustularia margarita | 3116 |
| Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927 | Cypraea mariae | 3116 |
| Pustularia mariae Schilder, 1927 | Pustularia mariae | 8761 |
| Zoila mariellae Raybaudi, 1983 | Zoila mariellae | 8761 |
| Cypraea martini Schepman, 1907 | Notadusta martini | 821 |
| Cypraea mauiensis Burgess, 1967 | Pustularia mauiensis | 3477 |
| Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea mauritiana | 349 |
| Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828 | Cypraea microdon | 3116 |
| Nesiocypraea midwayensis Azuma & Kurohara, 1967 | Nesiocypraea midwayensis | 8761 |
| Cypraea milliaris Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea milliaris | 821 |
| Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea moneta | 349 |
| Cypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea mus | 19 |
| Notadusta musumea Kuroda & Habe,1961 | Notadusta musumea | 8761 |
| Cypraea nigropunctata Gray, 1828 | Cypraea nigropunctata | 19 |
| Cypraea nucleus Linneaus, 1758 | Staphylaea nucleus | 3116 |
| Cypraea nymphae Jay, 1850 | Cypraea onyx | 349 |
| Cypraea obvelata Lamarck, 1810 | Cypraea obvelata | 349 |
| Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 | Erosaria ocellata | 3477 |
| Notadusta omii Ikeda, 1998 | Notadusta omii | 8761 |
| Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea onyx | 349 |
| Purpuradusta oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba, 1999 | Purpuradusta oryzaeformis | 3477 |
| Cypraea ostergaardi Dall, 1921 | Naria ostergaardi | 3477 |
| Cypraea ovum Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea ovum | |
| Cypraea pallidula Gaskoin, 1849 | Cypraea pallidula | 821 |
| Cribrarula pellisserpentis Lorenz, 1999 | Cribrarula pellisserpentis | 8761 |
| Umbilia petilirostris Darragh, 2002 | Umbilia petilirostris | 8761 |
| Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea poraria | 3116 |
| Cypraea porteri Cate, 1966 | Cypraea porteri | 821 |
| Cypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879 | Cypraea carneola | 349 |
| Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823 | Cypraea pulchella | 821 |
| Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824 | Luria pulchra | 3477 |
| Cypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846 | Cypraea pulicaria | 78729 |
| Cypraea pulicaria euclia Steadman & Cotton, 1946 | Cypraea pulicaria | 78729 |
| Cypraea pulicaria pulcaria Reeve, 1846 | Cypraea pulicaria | 78729 |
| Cypraea punctata Linneaus, 1771 | Cypraea punctata | 3116 |
| Cypraea pyriformis pyriformis Gray, 1824 | Cypraea pyriformis | 78729 |
| Cypraea pyriformis smithi Sowerby, 1881 | Cypraea pyriformis | 78729 |
| Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray, 1824 | Cypraea quadrimaculata | 821 |
| Cypraea rabaulensis Schilder, 1964 | Cypraea rabaulensis | 821 |
| Cypraea rashleighana Melvill, 1888 | Ovatipsa rashleighana | 3477 |
| Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784 | Mauritia maculifera | 349 |
| Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906 | Pseudozonaria robertsi | 3477 |
| Zoila rosselli Cotton, 1948 | Zoila rosselli | 8761 |
| Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843 | Cypraea saulae | 821 |
| Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939 | Cypraea schilderorum | 349 |
| Lyncina schilderorum Iredale, 1939 | Lyncina schilderorum | 8761 |
| Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791 | Mauritia scurra | 349 |
| Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845 | Staphylaea semiplota | 3477 |
| Palmadusta serrulifera Schilder & Schilder, 1938 | Purpuradusta serrulifera | 8761 |
| Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1836 | Cypraea spadicea | 19 |
| Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758 | Naria spurca | 19 |
| Cypraea staphylaea Linneaus, 1758 | Staphylaea staphylaea | 3116 |
| Cypraea stolida Linneaus, 1758 | Cypraea stolida | 3116 |
| Cypraea stollida Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea stollida | 821 |
| Cypraea subteres Weinkauff, 1881 | Blasicrura subteres | 3204 |
| Cypraea succinata Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea onyx | 349 |
| Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1824 | Lyncina sulcidentata | 3477 |
| Cypraea surinamensis Perry, 1811 | Cypraea surinamensis | 19 |
| Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758 | Talparia talpa | 349 |
| Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791 | Talostolida teres | 3116 |
| Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822 | Luria tessellata | 3477 |
| Cypraea testudinaria Linneaus, 1758 | Cypraea testudinaria | 3116 |
| Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758 | Chelycypraea testudinaria | 83435 |
| Cypraea teulerei Cazenavette, 1846 | Barycypraea teulerei | 3477 |
| Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea tigris | 349 |
| Lyncina titan Schilder & Schilder, 1962 | Cypraea leviathan | 349 |
| Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810 | Erosaria turdus | 3477 |
| Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791 | Cypraea ursellus | 821 |
| Cypraea valentia Perry, 1811 | Cypraea valentia | 821 |
| Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758 | Lyncina lynx | 349 |
| Cypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810 | Cypraea ventriculus | 349 |
| Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758 | Lyncina vitellus | 349 |
| Cypraea vittata Deshayes, 1823 | Palmadusta ziczac | 3477 |
| Erronea vredenburgi Schilder, 1927 | Erronea vredenburgi | 8761 |
| Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832 | Cypraea walkeri | 821 |
| Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby, 1832 | Cypraea xanthodon | 78729 |
| Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758 | Cypraea zebra | 19 |
| Cypraea ziczac Linneaus, 1758 | Palmadusta ziczac | 3116 |