Chelycypraea Schilder 1927 (cowry)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Cypraeidae

Alternative spelling: Cypraea (Chelycypraea)

Parent taxon: Austrocypraeini according to C. P. Meyer 2003

See also Wilson 1993

Sister taxa: Annepona, Austrocypraea, Miolyncina, Protoponda

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Chelycypraea in the database

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