Lyncina

Lyncina
Five views of a shell of Lyncina carneola
A lateral view of a shell of Lyncina aurantium, anterior end towards the left
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Lyncina
Troschel, 1861
Type species
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]

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

Distribution map of the genus Lyncina

Species

Species within the genus Lyncina include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lyncina Troschel, 1861. WoRMS (2010). Lyncina Troschel, 1861. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204305 on 11 October 2010.
  2. Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. Lyncina carniola .  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  5. Lyncina kuroharai (Kuroda & Habe, 1961).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. Lyncina leucodon (Broderip, 1832).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  7. Lyncina argus (L. 1758).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

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