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Staphylaea

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Staphylaea
Staphylaea staphylaea shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Staphylaea
Jousseaume, 1884[1]

Staphylaea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Staphylaea include:

Synonyms

References

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  1. ^ Jousseaume F. (1884). "Division des Cypraeidae". Le Naturaliste 6(52): 414-415.
  2. ^ Staphylaea. WoRMS (2009). Staphylaea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206942 on 5 June 2010 .
  3. ^ Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ Moretzsohn, F. (2011). Staphylaea semiplota (Mighels, 1845). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570724 on 2017-07-11
  5. ^ Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. ^ Moretzsohn, F. (2011). Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570723 on 2017-07-11