Cypraeidae
Translingual
Proper noun
Cypraeidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Littorinimorpha – consisting of a number of gastropods commonly known as cowries.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Littorinimorpha - order; Cypraeoidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Cypraeinae, Erosariinae, Erroneinae, Luriinae, Pustulariinae, Umbiliinae - subfamilies
- †Gisortiinae - extinct subfamily
- Austrocypraea, Bistolida, Cryptocypraea, Cypraea, Cypraeovula, Erronea, Ipsa, Luria, Monetaria, Muracypraea, Naria, Neobernaya, Nesiocypraea, Nucleolaria, Perisserosa, Propustularia, Pseudozonaria, Pustularia, Staphylaea, Talparia, Umbilia, Zonaria - genera
- †Afrocypraea, †Archicypraea, †Bernaya, †Cypraeorbis, †Pahayokea, †Siphocypraea, †Garviea, †Gigantocypraea, †Gisortia, †Heilprin, †Maestratia, †Mandolina, †Palaeocypraea, †Ponticypraea, †Praerosaria, †Protocypraea, †Prozonarina Schilder, †Romanekia, †Semicypraea, †Subepona, †Vicetia - extinct genera
References
Cypraeidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cypraeidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Cypraeidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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