Cowries
45 entries in the Cowries compendium.
CypraeaA genus of cowries with many species reassigned to other genera.CowrieThe shell most widely used worldwide as shell money.Vicetia (gastropod)Extinct cowrie genus that includes the largest known cowrie.Cypraea tigrisA large, glossy cowry with dark spots, type species of Cypraea.Naria turdusA variable cowry introduced from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean and Caribbean.Leporicypraea mappaA cowry named for its map-like shell pattern.RansoniellaA controversial cowrie genus largely synonymized with Notadusta.Mauritia arabicaA cowry with a shell pattern resembling Arabic script.Luria luridaA common cowry of the Mediterranean and West African coasts.Monetaria monetaA small cowrie historically used as currency across the Indo-Pacific.Trona stercorariaA highly variable cowry from West African shallow waters.Mauritia scurraA reticulate cowry of the Indian and Pacific Oceans.Talostolida teresA variable cowry with a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.Talparia talpaA variable cowry with dark bands and a black base.Cypraea pantherinaA tropical cowry with a slender, spotted shell, endemic to the Red Sea.Zonaria pyrumA variable cowry with orange-brown shell and pinkish margins.SchilderiaA nomen nudum genus of cowries, now largely synonymized under Schilderina.Ransoniella punctataA small cowry with a whitish shell dotted in brown.MonetariaA genus of cowries with species used historically as currency.Palmadusta humphreyiiA variable cowrie endemic to East Africa and the Western Pacific.Bistolida stolidaA cowrie with blue-gray shell and orange-brown marginal spots.Eclogavena quadrimaculataA cowry with four dark spots, one at each shell end.ErroneaA genus of cowries with many species and synonymized names.Pustularia (gastropod)A small genus of cowries found across the Indo-Pacific region.Naria erosaA widespread cowry with a camouflaging mantle and spotted shell.Luria isabellaA common cowry with a fawn shell and black velvety mantle.Umbilia hesitataA cold-water cowry with an inflated shell and rostrate extremities.Monetaria annulusA cowrie with a distinctive ring pattern, once used as shell money.LyncinaA genus of cowries with both living and fossil species.Mauritia histrioA common cowry with a pale brown shell and grey spots.Naria (gastropod)A genus of cowries in the subfamily Erosariinae of the family Cypraeidae.Naria helvolaA small, common cowry with orange-brown shell and white dorsal dots.Neobernaya spadiceaThe only cowrie species in the eastern Pacific Ocean.Propustularia surinamensisA cowry of the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.Mauritia maculiferaA tropical cowry with bluish dots and a brown columellar spot.CypraeidaeGlossy, egg-shaped sea snails with polished shells and narrow toothed apertures.Naria lamarckiiA tropical cowry with ocellated dorsum and speckled edges.Mauritia grayanaAn Arabian endemic cowry with a gray-brown spotted dorsum.Muracypraea musA rare Caribbean cowry with a spotted brown shell.Palmadusta ziczacA small cowry with zigzag bands and a wide Indo-Pacific range.Lyncina lynxA common cowry with highly variable, spotted shells.Purpuradusta gracilisA small cowry found in European and Indian Ocean waters.Pustularia cicerculaA highly inflated cowry with a granulose dorsal crease.Naria spurcaA variable cowry found in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic.Macrocypraea zebraA marine gastropod mollusk with ocellated spots on its shell sides.
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