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Propustularia

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Propustularia
Shell of Propustularia surinamensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Propustularia
Schilder, 1927
Type species
Cypraea surinamensis Perry, 1811
Synonyms
  • Conocypraea Oppenheim, 1901
  • Cypraea (Conocypraea) Oppenheim, 1901
  • Pustularia (Conocypraea) Oppenheim, 1901
  • Pustularia (Propustularia) Schilder, 1927 (original rank)

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

Species

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Species within the genus Propustularia include:

References

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  1. ^ Propustularia. WoRMS (2010). Propustularia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415865 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ Propustularia surinamensis (G. Perry, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  • Schilder, F.A. (1927). Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 91A(10): 1–171.
  • Meyer C. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401-459
  • Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp. page(s): 211
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