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.
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| Five views of a shell of Mauritia arabica | |
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| An apertural view of a Mauritia histrio westralis, anterior end to the right | |
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| Genus: | Mauritia |
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| Mauritia mauritiana | |
Species
Species within the genus Mauritia include:[2]
- Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mauritia depressa (Gray)[3]
- Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833)
- Mauritia grayana Schilder, 1930[4]
- Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)[5]
- Mauritia maculifera Schilder, 1932
- Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758)[6]
- Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791)[7]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Mauritia mappa (Linnaeus, 1758):[8] synonym of Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- Troschel (1861). Gebiss Schneck. 1: 205.
- 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 .
- Mauritia depressa (Gray). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Mauritia grayana . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Mauritia histrio (Gmel.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Mauritia scurra (Gmel.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Mauritia mappa (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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