Bernaya

Genus of gastropods

Bernaya
Bernaya teulerei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Bernaya

Jousseaume, 1884

Bernaya is a genus of sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Bernaya include:

  • Bernaya crawfordactei (extinct/fossil) [2]
  • Bernaya fultoni (Sow.):[3] synonym of Barycypraea fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903)
  • Bernaya teulerei Caz.:[4] synonym of Barycypraea teulerei (Cazenavette, 1846)

References

  1. ^ Bernaya Jousseaume, 1884. WoRMS (2009). Bernaya Jousseaume, 1884. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206886 on 5 June 2010 .
  2. ^ Ludvigsen, Rolf & Beard, Graham. 1997. West Coast Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Life of Vancouver Island. pg. 112
  3. ^ Bernaya fultoni (Sow.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. ^ Bernaya teulerei Caz.. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Bernaya


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