Bernaya is a genus of sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
| Bernaya | |
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| Bernaya teulerei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Bernaya Jousseaume, 1884 |
Species
editSpecies 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
edit- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Ludvigsen, Rolf & Beard, Graham. 1997. West Coast Fossils: A Guide to the Ancient Life of Vancouver Island. pg. 112
- ↑ Bernaya fultoni (Sow.). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- ↑ Bernaya teulerei Caz.. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
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