Staphylaea

Staphylaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Staphylaea

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

Species

Species within the genus Staphylaea include:

References

  1. Staphylaea . WoRMS (2009). Staphylaea. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206942 on 5 June 2010.
  2. Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. Staphylaea nucleus (Linnaeus).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.


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