Notocypraea

Notocypraea is a genus of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

Notocypraea
A dorsal view of the shell of Notocypraea angustata
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Notocypraea

Schilder, 1927

Species

Species brought into synonymy=
  • Notocypraea bicolor (Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of Notocypraea piperita bicolor (Gaskoin, 1849)
  • Notocypraea casta Schilder & Summers, 1963: synonym of Notocypraea comptonii (Gray, 1847)
  • Notocypraea hartsmithi (Schilder, 1967): synonym of Notocypraea dissecta Iredale, 1931
  • Notocypraea musumea (Kuroda & Habe, 1961): synonym of Palmulacypraea musumea (Kuroda & Habe, 1961)
  • Notocypraea verconis Cotton & Godfrey, 1932: synonym of Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)

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