Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Littorinimorpha > Superfamily Cypraeoidea > Family Cypraeidae > Subfamily Luriinae > Tribe Luriini > Genus Luria

Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Luria*	Jousseaume, 1884	accepted genus name
*Cypraea (Luria)*	Jousseaume, 1884	synonym

Species group names

*Cypraea lurida var. fasciata*	Monterosato, 1897	junior homonym; nom. inval.
*Cypraea (Luria) lurida*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym
*Cypraea amethistina*	O. G. Costa, 1830	synonym
*Cypraea aurora*	Monterosato, 1897	synonym
*Cypraea lurida congiunta*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Cypraea lurida elongata*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Cypraea lurida immaculata*	Settepassi, 1977	synonym
*Cypraea lurida oceanica*	(F. A. Schilder, 1930)	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. albida*	O. G. Costa, 1830	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. brunnea*	Monterosato, 1897	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. cinerea*	Monterosato, 1897	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. cylindrica*	Mollerat, 1890	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. fulva*	Mollerat, 1890	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. liburnica*	Coen, 1933	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. major*	Pallary, 1900	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. maxima*	Monterosato, 1897	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. media*	Monterosato, 1897	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. nebulosa*	Monterosato, 1897	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. normalis*	Monterosato, 1897	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. obstructa*	Coen, 1933	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. ventricosa*	Mollerat, 1890	synonym
*Cypraea lurida var. zonata*	Mollerat, 1890	synonym
*Luria lurida var. incrassata*	Coen, 1949	synonym
*Luria lurida var. obstructa*	(Coen, 1933)	synonym

Children

Luria lurida lurida (Linnaeus, 1758)
Luria lurida oceanica F. A. Schilder, 1930
Luria lurida pulchroides (Alvarado & J. Álvarez, 1964)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: medaljoni i përflaktë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Catalan: cauri; porcelana sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

English: brown cowry; lurid cowrie sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona;Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

French: porcelaine livide sources: Club d'immersió Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona

German: Braune Kauri; Braune Maus sources: Cole, T. C. H. (2017). Wörterbuch der Wirbellosen / Dictionary of Invertebrates. Latein-Deutsch-English. 2017. Springer Spektrum: Berlin. ISBN 978-3-662-52869-3. XII, 574 pp.

Greek: Γουρουνίτσα

Literature

basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213.
additional source	Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
additional source	Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. ConchBooks. Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139499