cypraea

• Wissenschaftlicher Gattungsname der typischen Gattung der Familie Cypraeidae; bezeichnet die Kaurischnecken, eine Gruppe mariner Schnecken mit eiförmiger, glatter Schale.

A scientific noun referring to the type genus of the family Cypraeidae, which includes the typical cowries, a group of marine gastropod mollusks.

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1. Type genus of cowriesC2formalscientific

   A genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, known as cowries.

   Typusgattung der Kaurischnecken

   • The Cypraea genus includes many species of cowries.
   • Collectors prize the shells of Cypraea tigris.
   • Cypraea shells have been used as currency in some cultures.