Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.
Species 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