Leporicypraea
Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leporicypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2][1]
| Leporicypraea | |
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| A live individual of Leporicypraea mappa with the mantle mostly retracted | |
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| Five views of a shell of Leporicypraea mappa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Leporicypraea Iredale, 1930 |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Cypraea (Leporicypraea) Iredale, 1930 | |
Species within this genus are commonly found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Species of Leporicypraea include:[3]
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