Cypraeovula

Cypraeovula
	An apertural view of a shell of Cypraeovula alfredensis, anterior end towards the bottom
	A lateral view of a shell of Cypraeovula alfredensis, anterior end towards the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda; clade Hypsogastropoda; clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Cypraeoidea
Family:	Cypraeidae
Genus:	Cypraeovula; Gray, 1825
Type species
	Cypraea capensis; Gray, 1828
Synonyms
	Crossia Shikama, 1974; Luponia Gray, 1837;

Cypraeovula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^[2]

Distribution map of the genus *Cypraeovula*

Species

Species and subspecies within the genus Cypraeovula include according to the World Register of Marine Species:^[3]

Cypraeovula alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder 1929)
- Cypraeovula alfredensis transkeiana Lorenz, 2002^[4]
Cypraeovula algoensis (Gray, 1825)^[5]
Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888)^[6]
Cypraeovula capensis (Gray, 1828)^[7]
Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868)^[8]
- Cypraeovula castanea latebrosa Swarts & Liltved, 2000
- Cypraeovula castanea malani Lorenz & Bruno de Bruin, 2009
Cypraeovula colligata Lorenz, 2002^[4]^[9]
Cypraeovula connelli (Liltved, 1983)^[10]
- Cypraeovula connelli peelae Lorenz, 2002^[4]
Cypraeovula coronata (Schilder, 1930)
- Cypraeovula coronata debruini Lorenz, 2002^[4]
Cypraeovula cruickshanki (Kilburn, 1972)^[11]
Cypraeovula edentula (Gray, 1825)^[12]
Cypraeovula fuscodentata (Gray, 1825)^[13]
- Cypraeovula fuscodentata grohorum Lorenz, 2002^[4]
- Cypraeovula fuscodentata sphaerica Lorenz, 2002^[4]
Cypraeovula fuscorubra Shaw, 1909^[14]
Cypraeovula immelmani Liltved, 2002^[15]
Cypraeovula iutsui Shikama, 1974
Cypraeovula kesslerorum Lorenz, 2006^[16]^[17]
Cypraeovula mikeharti Lorenz, 1985^[18]
Cypraeovula volvens Fazzini & Bergonzoni, 2004^[19]^[20]

References

^ Gray (1824). Zool. Journ. 1(1): 75.
^ ^a ^b Cypraeovula Gray, 1824. WoRMS (2010). Cypraeovula Gray, 1824. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205648 on 3 July 2012 .
^ WoRMS : Cypraeovula. accessed 3 July 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lorenz, F. (2002). "New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur Cismar. 20: 1–292, pls 1-40.
^ Cypraeovula algoensis Gray. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
^ Cypraeovula amphithales Melvill. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
^ Gray, John Edward (1828). "Additions and corrections to a monograph on Cypraea, a genus of testaceous Mollusca". Zoological Journal. 4 (13): 66–88.
^ Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
^ Cypraeovula colligata Lorenz,. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
^ Liltved, W.R. (1983). "A new Cypraea from South Africa (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". Venus. 42 (3): 234–240, fig. 1, pl. 1.
^ Kilburn, R. N. (1972). "A new cowry from deep water off Natal, with notes on allied species(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". Durban Museum Novitates. 9 (14): 209–216, pls. 1-2.
^ Cypraeovula edentulata Gray. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
^ Cypraeovula fuscodentata. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 August 2010.
^ Cypraeovula fuscorubra Shaw. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
^ Cypraeovula immelmani Liltved, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
^ Lorenz, F. (2006). "A new Cypraeovula from South Africa". Club Conchylia Informationen. 37 (3/4): 14–16.
^ Cypraeovula kesslerorum Lorenz, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
^ Lorenz, F. (1985). "Eine neue Cypraeovula aus Südafrika (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae,Cypraeovulinae)". Heldia. 1 (3): 95–98, fig.1, pls. 13-14.
^ Fazzini, P.; Bergonzoni, M. (2004). "A new species of the subgenus Crossia Shikama, 1974(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". La Conchiglia. 310: 50–56.
^ Cypraeovula volvens Fazzini & Bergonzoni, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

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[1] Gray (1824). Zool. Journ. 1(1): 75.

[WoRMS-2] Cypraeovula Gray, 1824. WoRMS (2010). Cypraeovula Gray, 1824. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205648 on 3 July 2012 .

[3] WoRMS : Cypraeovula. accessed 3 July 2012.

[Lorenz2002-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lorenz, F. (2002). "New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur Cismar. 20: 1–292, pls 1-40.

[5] Cypraeovula algoensis Gray. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[6] Cypraeovula amphithales Melvill. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[Gray1828-7] Gray, John Edward (1828). "Additions and corrections to a monograph on Cypraea, a genus of testaceous Mollusca". Zoological Journal. 4 (13): 66–88.

[8] Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[9] Cypraeovula colligata Lorenz,. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[Liltved1983-10] Liltved, W.R. (1983). "A new Cypraea from South Africa (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". Venus. 42 (3): 234–240, fig. 1, pl. 1.

[Kilburn1972-11] Kilburn, R. N. (1972). "A new cowry from deep water off Natal, with notes on allied species(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". Durban Museum Novitates. 9 (14): 209–216, pls. 1-2.

[12] Cypraeovula edentulata Gray. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[13] Cypraeovula fuscodentata. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 August 2010.

[14] Cypraeovula fuscorubra Shaw. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[15] Cypraeovula immelmani Liltved, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[Lorenz2006-16] Lorenz, F. (2006). "A new Cypraeovula from South Africa". Club Conchylia Informationen. 37 (3/4): 14–16.

[17] Cypraeovula kesslerorum Lorenz, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

[Lorenz1985-18] Lorenz, F. (1985). "Eine neue Cypraeovula aus Südafrika (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae,Cypraeovulinae)". Heldia. 1 (3): 95–98, fig.1, pls. 13-14.

[FazziniBergonzoni2004-19] Fazzini, P.; Bergonzoni, M. (2004). "A new species of the subgenus Crossia Shikama, 1974(Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeidae)". La Conchiglia. 310: 50–56.

[20] Cypraeovula volvens Fazzini & Bergonzoni, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

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