cypraea

• Nombre científico que designa al género tipo de la familia Cypraeidae, que incluye las cipreas o porcelanas típicas, un grupo de moluscos marinos gasterópodos con concha ovalada y brillante.

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.

   Ciprea (género)

   • 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.