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Cypraeidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY
Published in
Rafinesque, C. S. (1815). Analyse de la nature ou Tableau de l’univers et des corps organisés. [Book], 1–224, (self–published) Palermo. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.106607

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Mollusca
class
Gastropoda
order
Littorinimorpha
family
Cypraeidae

Name

Homonyms
Cypraeidae
Common names
Búzios in Portuguese
Caracoles porcelana in Spanish
Cipree in Italian
Cypraea in Turkish
Cypraeidae in Italian
Cypréidés in French
Faoiteag in Scottish Gaelic
Kauri's in Dutch
Kauries in Afrikaans
Kauriniai in Lithuanian
Kaurischnecken in German
Porcelanki in Polish
Porslinssnäckor in Swedish
Porzellanschnecken in German
cowries in English
cowries in English
cowry in English
porcelanke in Slovenian
porcelánovcovité in Slovak
zavinutcovití in Czech
Каури in Russian
фарфоровые улитки in Russian
ципреиды in Russian
פי-הכושי in Hebrew
タカラガイ科 in Japanese
寶螺科 in Chinese
개오지과 in Korean
Kaurischnecken in German
Kaurischnecken in German
Porzellanschnecken in German
Porzellanschnecken in German
cowries in English
cowries in English
タカラガイ科 in Japanese
タカラガイ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  3. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July].
  4. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July].
  5. Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47(1-2): 1-397.
  6. Bouchet, Philippe, Jean-Pierre Rocroi, Bernhard Hasdorf, Andrzej Kaim, Yasunori Kano, et al., 2017: Revised Classification, Nomenclator and Typification of Gastropod and Monoplacophoran Families. Malacologia, vol. 61, no. 1-2. 1-526.
  7. Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
  8. Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
  9. Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey.
  10. Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey.
  11. Helfer, J. R. (1946). The classification of Cypraeidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 60(2): 49-53.
  12. Helfer, J. R. (1946). The classification of Cypraeidae. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 60(2): 49-53.
  13. Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp.
  14. Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp.
  15. Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <i>Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar</i> 20: 1-292, pls 1-40.
  16. Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <i>Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar</i> 20: 1-292, pls 1-40.
  17. Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
  18. Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
  19. Meyer, C. (2003). Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the Tropics. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 79: 401-459.
  20. Meyer, C. (2003). Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the Tropics. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 79: 401-459.
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