Staphylaea
Encyclopedia
Staphylaea is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Cypraeidae
, the cowries.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
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)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
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 Staphylaea include:- Staphylaea limacinaStaphylaea limacinaStaphylaea limacina is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Distribution:...
(Lamarck) - Staphylaea nucleusStaphylaea nucleusStaphylaea nucleus, the 'Wrinkled Cowry', is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
(Linnaeus) - Staphylaea staphylaeaStaphylaea staphylaeaStaphylaea staphylaea is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.There is one subspecies : Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata Dautz., 1932...
(Linnaeus)