Cypraeidae

Translingual

Etymology

Cypraea +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Cypraeidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Littorinimorpha – consisting of a number of gastropods commonly known as cowries.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Littorinimorpha - order; Cypraeoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Cypraeinae, Erosariinae, Erroneinae, Luriinae, Pustulariinae, Umbiliinae - subfamilies
  • †Gisortiinae - extinct subfamily
  • Austrocypraea, Bistolida, Cryptocypraea, Cypraea, Cypraeovula, Erronea, Ipsa, Luria, Monetaria, Muracypraea, Naria, Neobernaya, Nesiocypraea, Nucleolaria, Perisserosa, Propustularia, Pseudozonaria, Pustularia, Staphylaea, Talparia, Umbilia, Zonaria - genera
  • †Afrocypraea, †Archicypraea, †Bernaya, †Cypraeorbis, †Pahayokea, †Siphocypraea, †Garviea, †Gigantocypraea, †Gisortia, †Heilprin, †Maestratia, †Mandolina, †Palaeocypraea, †Ponticypraea, †Praerosaria, †Protocypraea, †Prozonarina Schilder, †Romanekia, †Semicypraea, †Subepona, †Vicetia - extinct genera

References

• Cypraeidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cypraeidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cypraeidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons