Talparia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Luriinae of the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
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| A live Talparia talpa in situ with its mantle almost fully extended, anterior end towards the right | |
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| Five views of a shell of Talaria talpa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Talparia Troschel, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Species edit
Species within the genus Talparia include:
- Talparia exusta (Sowerby, 1832)
- Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]
- Synonyms
- Talparia argus (Linnaeus, 1758):[3] synonym of Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Talparia mariaelisabethae Dolin, 1991: synonym of † Lyncina mariaelisabethae (Dolin, 1991) (original combination)
References edit
- ^ Talparia Troschel, 1861. WoRMS (2009). Talparia Troschel, 1861. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206316 on 14 October 2010 .
- ^ Talparia talpa (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ^ Talparia argus (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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