Talparia

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

Talparia
A live Talparia talpa in situ with its mantle almost fully extended, anterior end towards the right
Five views of a shell of Talaria talpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Talparia

Troschel, 1861

Species

Species within the genus Talparia include:

References
  1. Talparia Troschel, 1861. WoRMS (2009). Talparia Troschel, 1861. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206316 on 14 October 2010 .
  2. Talparia argus (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. Talparia talpa (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.


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