Biology:Lyncina

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Lyncina
Lyncina carneola 01.JPG
Five views of a shell of Lyncina carneola
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Lyncina
Troschel, 1861
Type species
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea (Lyncina) Troschel, 1863 (original rank)
  • Callistocypraea Schilder, 1927
  • Mystaponda Iredale, 1930
  • Ponda Jousseaume, 1884

Lyncina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Distribution map of the genus Lyncina

Species

Species within the genus Lyncina include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lyncina Troschel, 1861. WoRMS (2010). Lyncina Troschel, 1861. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204305 on 11 October 2010 .
  2. Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. Lyncina carniola. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. Luc Dolin, Description de trois espèces nouvelles de Cypraeidae et de Triviidae (Mollusca : Gastropoda) du Miocène inférieur (Aquitanien) de Meilhan (Landes ; France). Cossmanniana, Paris, 5 (3), Décembre 1998 : 103-108, 13 figs.
  5. Lyncina kuroharai (Kuroda & Habe, 1961). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  6. Lyncina leucodon (Broderip, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  7. Lyncina argus (L. 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  8. Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1878786 entry