Mauritia (gastropod)

Mauritia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2] These shelled molluscs are generally exclusive on the island of Mauritius, hence their name Mauritia.

Mauritia
Five views of a shell of Mauritia arabica
An apertural view of a Mauritia histrio westralis, anterior end to the right
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Mauritia

Type species
Mauritia mauritiana

Species

Species within the genus Mauritia include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy
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References
  1. Troschel (1861). Gebiss Schneck. 1: 205.
  2. Mauritia . WoRMS (2009). Mauritia. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204716 on 12 October 2010 .
  3. Mauritia depressa (Gray). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. Mauritia grayana . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  5. Mauritia histrio (Gmel.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  7. Mauritia scurra (Gmel.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  8. Mauritia mappa (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.


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