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Nesiocypraea

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Nesiocypraea
Shell of Nesiocypraea midwayensis kontiki (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Nesiocypraea
Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
Type species
Nesiocypraea midwayensis Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea (Nesiocypraea) Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
  • Kurodadusta Shikama, 1971

Nesiocypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Nesiocypraea include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G. (2012). Nesiocypraea Azuma & Kurohara, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391308 on 2012-05-10
  2. ^ Nesiocypraea aenigma Lorenz, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. ^ Nesiocypraea teramachii. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ Nesiocypraea axelhuberti Lorenz & Hubert, 2000. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  5. ^ Nesiocypraea deforgesi Lorenz, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. ^ Nesiocypraea langfordi. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.