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Species List for Subfamily: Luriinae
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Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Luriinae (Subfamily)
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  • Subfamily: Luriinae

  • Luria isabella (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Length 55mm
    Cowrie, Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Indo-Pacific, Kermadec Islands (Raoul). Beach shells
  • Lyncina vitellus Linnaeus, 1758
    Length 55mm, Width 35mm
    Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Indo-Pacific, from Red Sea to Hawaiian Islands, Polynesia. Raoul Island, and north-eastern North Island as far south as Leigh
  • Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
    Cowrie, Marine, Native - Non-endemic
    Kermadec Islands (Raoul)
NZ Geographical Regions
Key to symbols used in Checklist.
Fw =
Freshwater
L =
Land
N =
North Island
S =
South Island
R =
Recent
Sf =
Subfossil
Fo =
Fossil