Luria (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Luria is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Cypraeidae
, the cowries.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae
Cypraeidae, common name the cowries , is a taxonomic family of small to large sea snails. These are marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Shell description:...
, the cowries.
Species
Species within the genus Luria include:- Luria cinereaLuria cinereaLuria cinerea, common name, the Atlantic gray cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
- Luria gilvellaLuria gilvellaLuria gilvella is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries....
Lorenz, 2002 - Luria isabellaLuria isabellaLuria isabella, common name the Isabel's Cowry or Fawn-coloured Cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:...
(Linnaeus) - Luria luridaLuria luridaLuria lurida is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Description:The shells of Luria lurida reach on average of length, with a minimum size of and a maximum size of...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Luria pulchraLuria pulchraLuria pulchra is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Subspecies:The following subspecies are recognized :* Luria pulchra akabensis...
(Gray, 1824)