Leporicypraea Explained

Leporicypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.^{[1] [2]}

Species within this genus are commonly found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

Species of Leporicypraea include:^[3]

• Leporicypraea geographica (Schilder & Schilder, 1933)
• Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Leporicypraea rosea (Gray, 1824)
• Leporicypraea valentia (Perry, 1811)

Nomen dubium:

• Leporicypraea alga (Perry, 1811)

External links

• Iredale, T. (1930). Queensland molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 10(1): 73-88, pl. 9

Notes and References

1. Soriano. J. L.. 2006. Consideraciones taxonómicas sobre la familia Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda), con una nueva propuesta de clasificación supragenérica. Spira. Associación Catalana de Malacologia. 2. 1. 41–62. Spanish.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leporicypraea Iredale, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391307 on 2021-04-29
3. http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/77276 ONIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database