Blasicrura
Encyclopedia
Blasicrura is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Cypraeidae
, the cowries.
(WoRMS)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current use
Genus
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of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name the cowries , is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Shell description:...
, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus Blasicrura include according to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS)
- Blasicrura alisonae Burgess, 1983
- Blasicrura daniBlasicrura daniBlasicrura dani is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
Beals, 2002 - Blasicrura hirundoBlasicrura hirundoBlasicrura hirundo is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.There is one subspecies : Blasicrura hirundo francisca Schilder-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus) - Blasicrura interrupta (J. E. Gray, 1824)
- Blasicrura kieneri : synonym of Bistolida kieneriBistolida kieneriBistolida kieneri, common name : Kiener's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognized :...
- Blasicrura owenii (Sow.) : synonym of Bistolida oweniiBistolida oweniiBistolida owenii is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:* Bistolida owenii owenii...
- Blasicrura pelluscens
- Blasicrura pelluscens panamensis Lorenz, 2002
- Blasicrura stolida (Linnaeus) : synonym of Bistolida stolidaBistolida stolidaBistolida stolida, common name the stolid cowrie, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognized :...
- Blasicrura subteres (Weinkauff, 1881)
- Blasicrura subteres violacincta Lorenz, 2002
- Blasicrura teres (Gmelin, 1791)
- Blasicrura teres elatensis Heiman & Mienis, 2002
- Blasicrura teres janae Lorenz, 2002
- Blasicrura teres natalensis Heiman & Mienis, 2002
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current use
- Blasicrura coxeni (Cox, 1873): synonym of Eclogavena coxeni (Cox, 1873)
- Blasicrura dayritiana (Cate, 1963) : synonym of Eclogavena dayritiana (Cate, 1963)
- Blasicrura goodalli (Sowerby, 1832)
- Blasicrura interrupta (Gray, 1824)
- Blasicrura latior (Melvill, 1888)
- Blasicrura luchuana (Kuroda, 1960)
- Blasicrura pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849)
- Blasicrura pallidula luchuana Kuroda, 1960
- Blasicrura pallidula pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849-a)
- Blasicrura quadrimaculata (Gray, 1824)
- Blasicrura rashleighana (Melvill, 1888)
- Blasicrura summersi (Schilder, 1958)