Lyncina
Five views of a shell of Lyncina carneola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Lyncina
Troschel, 1861
Type species
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Cypraea (Lyncina) Troschel, 1863 (original rank)
  • Callistocypraea Schilder, 1927
  • Mystaponda Iredale, 1930
  • Ponda Jousseaume, 1884

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

Distribution map of the genus Lyncina

Species

Species within the genus Lyncina include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

References


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