Callistocypraea
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| Callistocypraea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Callistocypraea Schilder, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lyncina (Callistocypraea) Schilder, 1927 | |
Callistocypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
