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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Caenogastropoda
Ordo: Littorinimorpha
Superfamilia: Cypraeoidea

Familia: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zoila

Zoila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[2]
Species

Species within the genus Zoila include:

Zoila alabaster Mont & Lorenz, 2013
† Zoila campestris Darragh, 2011
† Zoila chathamensis (Cernohorsky, 1971)
Zoila decipiens (E.A. Smith, 1880)[3]
† Zoila didymorhyncha Darragh, 2011
† Zoila dolichorhyncha Darragh, 2011
Zoila eludens L. Raybaudi, 1991[4]
† Zoila fodinata Darragh, 2011
Zoila friendii (J. E. Gray, 1831)[5]
† Zoila gigas (McCoy, 1867)
† Zoila glomerabilis Darragh, 2011
Zoila jeaniana Cate, 1968[6]
Zoila ketyana (L. Raybaudi, 1978)[7]
Zoila marginata (Gaskoin, 1849)[8]
Zoila mariellae L. Raybaudi, 1983[9]
† Zoila mulderi (Tate, 1892)
Zoila orientalis Raybaudi, 1985[10]
Zoila perlae Lopez & Chiang, 1975[11]
† Zoila platypyga (McCoy, 1876)
Zoila raywalkeri Lorenz, 2011
Zoila rosselli Cotton, 1948[12]
Zoila thersites (Gaskoin, 1849)[13]
Zoila venusta (G.B. Sowerby I, 1847)[14]
† Zoila viathomsoni Darragh, 2011

Species brought into synonymy

Zoila atrata Sulliotti, G.R., 1924: synonym of Mangelia decipiens E.A. Smith, 1888
† Zoila caputavisensis Beets, 1987 : synonym of † Afrozoila caputavisensis (Beets, 1987)
Zoila delicatura Chandler & DuRoss, 1997: synonym of Zoila eludens delicatura Chandler & DuRoss, 1997
Zoila episema Iredale, 1939: synonym of Zoila venusta episema Iredale, 1939
† Zoila kendengensis F. A. Schilder, 1941 : synonym of † Afrozoila kendengensis (F. A. Schilder, 1941)
† Zoila schilderi Dey, 1941 : synonym of † Afrozoila schilderi (Dey, 1941)

References

Jousseaume (1884). Bull. Soc. zool. France 9: 89; (1884). Le Naturaliste 6(52): 414.
Zoila. WoRMS (2010). Zoila. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391306 on 5 June 2010 .
Zoila decipiens. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
Bouchet, P. (2010). Zoila eludens L. Raybaudi, 1991. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530962 on 2011-01-10
Zoila friendii. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
Zoila jeaniana. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
Zoila ketyana Raybaudi, 1978. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
Bouchet, P. (2010). Zoila marginata (Gaskoin, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530974 on 2011-01-10
Bouchet, P. (2010). Zoila mariellae L. Raybaudi, 1983. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530965 on 2011-01-10
Zoila orientalis Raybaudi, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
Bouchet, P. (2010). Zoila perlae Lopez & Chiang, 1975. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530959 on 2011-01-10
Zoila rosselli. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
Bouchet, P. (2010). Zoila thersites (Gaskoin, 1849). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530988 on 2011-01-10

Bouchet, P. (2010). Zoila venusta (G.B. Sowerby, 1847). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530966 on 2011-01-10

Jousseaume F. (1884). Division des Cypraeidae. Le Naturaliste. 6(52): 414–415. page(s): 414

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