# Cypraea

Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

## Species

Species within the genus Cypraea include:
* † Cypraea ficoides (Hutton, 1873)
* Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786
* † Cypraea porcellus Brocchi, 1814
* Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758

### Nomen dubium

* Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 (synonyms: Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811); Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811; Talparia argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) )

### Synonyms

Almost all species previously belonging to Cypraea have been reassigned to other genera within the family Cypraeidae:
* Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, 1837: synonym of Schilderia achatidea
* Cypraea acicularis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Erosaria acicularis
* Cypraea aenigma Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Nesiocypraea aenigma
* Cypraea albuginosa Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria albuginosa
* Cypraea alexhuberti Lorenz & Huber, 1999: synonym of Austrasiatica alexhuberti
* Cypraea alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929): synonym of Cypraeovula alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929)
* Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825: synonym of Cypraeovula algoensis
* Cypraea alisonae Burgess, 1983: synonym of Blasicrura alisonae
* Cypraea amarata (Meuschen, 1787): synonym of Mauritia scurra
* Cypraea amphitales Melvill, 1888 : synonym of Cypraeovula amphitales
* Cypraea androyensis Blocher & Lorenz, 1999: synonym of Palmadusta androyensis
* Cypraea angelicae Clover, 1974: synonym of Zonaria angelicae
* Cypraea angioyorum Biraghi, 1978: synonym of Erronea angioyorum
* Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Notocypraea angustata
* Cypraea annettae Dall, 1909: synonym of Pseudozonaria annettae
* Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Monetaria annulus
* Cypraea arabica Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Mauritia arabica
* Cypraea arabicula: synonym of Pseudozonaria arabicula
* Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Arestorides argus
* Cypraea armeniaca Verco, 1912: synonym of Umbilia armeniaca
* Cypraea artuffeli Jousseaume, 1876: synonym of Palmadusta artuffeli
* Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Lyncina aurantium
* Cypraea barbieri Raybaudi, 1986: synonym of Purpuradusta barbieri
* Cypraea asellus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Palmadusta asellus
* Cypraea barclayi Reeve, 1857: synonym of Contradusta barclayi
* Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 is a synonym of Erosaria beckii
* Cypraea bernardi Richard, 1974: synonym of Erosaria bernardi
* Cypraea bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder, 1937: synonym of Pustularia bistrinotata
* Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843: synonym of Erosaria boivinii
* Cypraea boucheti Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Palmulacypraea boucheti
* Cypraea bregeriana Crosse, 1868: synonym of Contradusta bregeriana
* Cypraea brevidentata Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Bistolida brevidentata
* Cypraea broderipii Gray in Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Lyncina broderipii
* Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811: synonym of Lyncina camelopardalis
* Cypraea capensis: synonym of Cypraeovula capensis
* Cypraea capricornica Lorenz, 1989is a synonym of Umbilia capricornica
* Cypraea caputdraconis Melvill, 1888: synonym of Monetaria caputdraconis
* Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria caputserpentis
* Cypraea carneola Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina carneola
* Cypraea carneola sowerbyi Anton, 1838: synonym of Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)
* Cypraea castanea Higgins, 1868: synonym of Cypraeovula castanea
* Cypraea catholicorum Schilder, 1938: synonym of Cribrarula catholicorum
* Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea caurica
* Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Erosaria cernica
* Cypraea cervinetta Kiener, 1843: synonym of Macrocypraea cervinetta
* Cypraea cervus Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of Macrocypraea cervus
* Cypraea chiapponii Lorenz, 1999: synonym of Pustularia chiapponii
* Cypraea childreni Gray, 1825: synonym of Ipsa childreni
* Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Ovatipsa chinensis
* Cypraea cicercula Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Pustularia cicercula
* Cypraea cinerea Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Luria cinerea
* Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria citrina
* Cypraea clandestina Linnaeus, 1767: synonym of Palmadusta clandestina
* Cypraea cohenae Burgess, 1965: synonym of Cypraeovula cohenae
* Cypraea colligata Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Cypraeovula colligata
* Cypraea coloba Melvill, 1888: synonym of Ovatipsa coloba
* Cypraea comptonii Gray, 1847: synonym of Notocypraea comptoni
* Cypraea connelli Liltved, 1983: synonym of Cypraeovula connelli
* Cypraea conoidea Scopoli, 1786: synonym of Morum oniscus (Linnaeus, 1767)
* Cypraea contaminata Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Palmadusta contaminata
* Cypraea controversa Gray, 1824: synonym of Luria controversa
* Cypraea coronata Schilder 1930: synonym of Cypraeovula coronata
* Cypraea costispunctata G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Pusula costispunctata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
* Cypraea coxeni Cox, 1873: synonym of Eclogavena coxeni
* Cypraea cribellum Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of Cribrarula cribellum
* Cypraea cribraria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Cribrarula cribraria
* Cypraea cruenta: synonym of Ovatipsa chinensis
* Cypraea cruickshanki Kilburn, 1972: synonym of Cypraeovula cruickshanki
* Cypraea cumingii Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Cribrarula cumingii
* Cypraea cylindrica Born, 1778: synonym of Erronea cylindrica
* Cypraea dayritiana Cate, 1963: synonym of Eclogavena dayritiana
* Cypraea decipiens Smith, 1880: synonym of Zoila decipiens
* Cypraea declivis Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Notocypraea declivis
* Cypraea deforgesi Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Austrasiatica deforgesi
* Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824: synonym of Mauritia depressa
* Cypraea diauges Melvill 1888 syn. of Bistolida diauges
* Cypraea dillwyni Schilder 1922: synonym of Cryptocypraea dillwyni
* Cypraea diluculum Reeve, 1845: synonym of Palmadusta diluculum
* Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824: synonym of Erosaria eburnea
* Cypraea edentula: synonym of Cypraeovula edentula
* Cypraea eglantina Duclos, 1833: synonym of Mauritia eglantina
* Cypraea eludens Raybaudi, 1991: synonym of Zoila eludens
* Cypraea englerti Summers & Burgess, 1965: synonym of Erosaria englerti
* Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria erosa
* Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea errones
* Cypraea erythraeensis Sowerby, 1837: synonym of Bistolida erythraeensis
* Cypraea esontropia Duclos, 1833: synonym of Cribrarula esontropia
* Cypraea exmouthensis Melvill, 1888: synonym of Cribrarula exmouthensis
* Cypraea exusta Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Talparia exusta
* Cypraea fallax Smith, 1881: synonym of Cribrarula fallax
* Cypraea felina Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Melicerona felina
* Cypraea fernandoi Cate, 1969: synonym of Erosa fernadoi
* Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Purpuradusta fimbriata
* Cypraea friendii Gray, 1831: synonym of Zoila friendii
* Cypraea fultoni Sowerby, 1903: synonym of Barycypraea fultoni
* Cypraea fuscodentata: synonym of Cypraeovula fuscodentata
* Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909: synonym of Cypraeovula fuscorubra
* Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of Erosaria gangranosa
* Cypraea garciai Lorenz & Raines, 2001: synonym of Cribrarula garciai
* Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846: synonym of Cribrarula gaskoini
* Cypraea gilvella Lorenz, 2002: synonym of Luria gilvella
* Cypraea globosa: synonym of Lyncina lynx
* Cypraea globulus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Pustularia globulus
* Cypraea goodalli Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Bistolida goodallii
* Cypraea gracilis Gaskoin, 1849: synonym of Purpuradusta gracilis
* Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862: synonym of Nucleolaria granulata
* Cypraea grayana Schilder, 1930: synonym of Mauritia grayana
* Cypraea guttata Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Perisserosa guttata
* Cypraea hammondae Iredale, 1939: synonym of Purpuradusta hammondae
* Cypraea hartsmithi Schilder, 1967: synonym of Notocypraea hartsmithi
* Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria helvola
* Cypraea hesitata Jousseaume, 1884: synonym of Umbilia hesitata
* Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Blasicrura hirundo
* Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Mauritia histrio
* Cypraea humphreysii Gray, 1825: synonym of Palmadusta humphreysii
* Cypraea hungerfordi lovetha Poppe, Tagaro & Buijse, 2005: synonym of Paradusta hungerfordi bealsi (Mock, 1996)
* Cypraea inocellata Gray is a synonym of Erosaria miliaris
* Cypraea interrupta Gray, 1824: synonym of Blasicrura interrupta
* Cypraea isabella Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Luria isabella
* Cypraea kieneri Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of Bistolida kieneri
* Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825: synonym of Erosaria lamarckii
* Cypraea lentiginosa: synonym of Palmadusta lentiginosa
* Cypraea leucodon Broderip, 1828: synonym of Lyncina leucodon (Broderip, 1828)
* Cypraea leucodon leucodon Broderip, 1828: synonym of Lyncina leucodon (Broderip, 1828)
* Cypraea leviathan Schilder & Schilder, 1937: synonym of Lyncina leviathan
* Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975: synonym of Nesiocypraea lisetae
* Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Staphylaea limacina
* Cypraea lurica: synonym of Erronea caurica
* Cypraea lurida Linnaeus: synonym of Luria lurida
* Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina lynx
* Cypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870: synonym of Erosaria macandrewi
* Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932: synonym of Mauritia maculifera
* Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1790: synonym of Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis
* Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Leporicypraea mappa
* Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817: synonym of Pustularia margarita
* Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827: synonym of Erosaria marginalis
* Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927: synonym of Annepona mariae
* Cypraea mauiensis Burgess, 1967: synonym of Pustularia mauiensis
* Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Mauritia mauritiana
* Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828: synonym of Purpuradusta microdon
* Cypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1790: synonym of Erosaria miliaris
* Cypraea minoridens Melvill, 1901: synonym of Purpuradusta minoridens
* Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Monetaria moneta
* Cypraea mus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Muracypraea mus
* Cypraea nebrites Melvill, 1888: synonym of Erosaria nebrites
* Cypraea nigropunctata Gray, 1828: synonym of Pseudozonaria nigropunctata
* Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827: synonym of Lyncina nivosa
* Cypraea nucleus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Staphylaea nucleus
* Cypraea ocellata L.: synonym of Erosaria ocellata
* Cypraea oniscus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Triviella aperta (Swainson, 1822)
* Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erronea onyx
* Cypraea owenii Sowerby, 1837: synonym of Bistolida owenii
* Cypraea ovum Gmelin 1791 (synonym of Erronea ovum
* Cypraea pallida: synonym of Erronea pallida
* Cypraea pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849): synonym of Blasicrura pallidula
* Cypraea pediculus var. cimex G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Pusula cimex (G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
* Cypraea picta Gray, 1824: synonym of Zonaria picta
* Cypraea piperita Gray, 1825: synonym of Notocypraea piperita
* Cypraea poraria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria poraria
* Cypraea propinqua Garrett, 1879: synonym of Lyncina carneola
* Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824: synonym of Luria pulchra
* Cypraea pulchella Swainson, 1823: synonym of Contradusta pulchella
* Cypraea punctata Linnaeus, 1771: synonym of Ransoniella punctata
* Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824 (synonym of Erronea pyriformis
* Cypraea pyrum Gmelin, 1791 (synonym of Zonaria pyrum
* Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784: synonym of Mauritia histrio
* Cypraea robertsi Hidalgo, 1906: synonym of Pseudozonaria robertsi
* Cypraea sakuraii (Habe, 1970): synonym of Austrasiatica sakuraii (Habe, 1970)
* Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939: synonym of Lyncina schilderorum
* Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Mauritia scurra
* Cypraea solandri G. B. Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Pusula solandri (G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823: synonym of Neobernaya spadicea
* Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Erosaria spurca
* Cypraea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Staphylaea staphylaea
* Cypraea stercoraria Linnaeus: synonym of Trona stercoraria
* Cypraea stolida Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Bistolida stolida
* Cypraea subviridis Reeve, 1835: synonym of Erronea subviridis (Reeve, 1835)
* Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1824): synonym of Lyncina sulcidentata
* Cypraea surinamensis G. Perry, 1811: synonym of Propustularia surinamensis
* Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Talparia talpa
* Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Blasicrura teres
* Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822: synonym of Luria tessellata
* Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Chelycypraea testudinaria
* Cypraea teuleri Cazenavette, 1845: synonym of Bernaya teulerei
* Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865: synonym of Erosaria thomasi
* Cypraea turdus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Erosaria turdus
* Cypraea umbilicata G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of Umbilia hesitata (Iredale, 1916)
* Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791: synonym of Bistolida ursellus
* Cypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810: synonym of Lyncina ventriculus
* Cypraea venusta Sowerby, 1847: synonym of Zoila venusta
* Cypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982: synonym of Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868)
* Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Lyncina vitellus
* Cypraea vredenburgi Schilder, 1927: synonym of Erronea vredenburgi
* Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832: synonym of Contradusta walkeri
* Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby I, 1832: synonym of Erronea xanthodon
* Cypraea zebra Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Macrocypraea zebra
* Cypraea ziczac Linnaeus, 1758: synonym of Palmadusta ziczac
* Cypraea zonaria Gmelin: synonym of Zonaria zonaria