Nesiocypraea Explained

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

Species

Species within the genus Nesiocypraea include:

• Nesiocypraea aenigma Lorenz, 2002
• Nesiocypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975
• Nesiocypraea midwayensis Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
  • Nesiocypraea midwayensis kontiki Lorenz, 2012
  • Nesiocypraea midwayensis midwayensis Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
• Nesiocypraea teramachii (Kuroda, 1938)
  • Nesiocypraea teramachii neocaledonica Lorenz, 2002
  • Nesiocypraea teramachii polyphemus Lorenz, 2002
• Nesiocypraea thachi F. Huber, 2020

Species brought into synonymy :

• Nesiocypraea axelhuberti Lorenz & Hubert, 2000: synonym of Austrasiatica alexhuberti Lorenz and Huber, 2000
• Nesiocypraea axelhuberti Lorenz & Huber, 2000: synonym of Austrasiatica alexhuberti (Lorenz & Huber, 2000)
• Nesiocypraea deforgesi Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Austrasiatica deforgesi Lorenz, 2002
• Nesiocypraea hirasei (Roberts, 1913) synonym of Austrasiatica hirasei (Roberts, 1913)
• Nesiocypraea langfordi(Kuroda, 1938): synonym of Austrasiatica langfordi (Kuroda, 1938)
• Nesiocypraea maricola Cate, 1976: synonym of Nesiocypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975
• Nesiocypraea sakurai Habe, 1970: synonym of Austrasiatica sakurai (Habe, 1970)
• Nesiocypraea sakuraii (Habe, 1970): synonym of Austrasiatica sakurai (Habe, 1970)

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Nesiocypraea Azuma & Kurohara, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391308 on 2012-05-10