Mauritia (gastropod)

Mauritia
Five views of a shell of Mauritia arabica
An apertural view of a Mauritia histrio westralis, anterior end to the right
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Mauritia
Troschel, 1861[1]
Type species
Mauritia mauritiana
Synonyms[2]
  • Arabica Jousseaume, 1884
  • Cypraea (Mauritia) Troschel, 1863 (original rank)
  • Maurina Jousseaume, 1884 (junior objective synonym of Mauritia)
  • Mauritia (Arabica) Jousseaume, 1884
  • Mauritia (Mauritia) Troschel, 1863

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.

Species

Species within the genus Mauritia include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ^ Troschel (1861). Gebiss Schneck. 1: 205.
  2. ^ a b c 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.
  • Heiman E.L. (2004) Intraspecific variation in Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758). Visaya 1(2):4-18
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
  • Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey.

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