WoRMS taxon details
Semicypraea F. A. Schilder, 1936 †
1317493 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1317493)
accepted
Genus
Cypraea koninckii A. Rouault, 1850 † accepted as Semicypraea koninckii (A. Rouault, 1850) † (type by original designation)
marine
fossil only
Schilder, F. A. (1936). Anatomical characters of Cypraeacea which confirm the conchological classification. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 22(2): 75-112, pls 11-12.
page(s): 81, 87 [details]
page(s): 81, 87 [details]
Taxonomy Originally placed in family Cypraeidae, a placement which is supported by e.g. Dolin & Pacaud (2009), Checchi et al....
Taxonomy Originally placed in family Cypraeidae, a placement which is supported by e.g. Dolin & Pacaud (2009), Checchi et al. (2020), but placed in family Pediculariidae, tribe Lunovulini by Fehse, 2021. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Semicypraea F. A. Schilder, 1936 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1317493 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
Schilder, F. A. (1936). Anatomical characters of Cypraeacea which confirm the conchological classification. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 22(2): 75-112, pls 11-12.
page(s): 81, 87 [details]
page(s): 81, 87 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Dolin L. & Pacaud J.M. (2009). Les Cypraeoidea et Velutinoidea (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) du Lutétien inférieur du Vicentin et du Véronais (nord-est de l'Italie). <em>Revue Suisse de Paléobiologie.</em> 28(2) : 277-314.
note: placed in family Cypraeidae, tribe Mauritiini [details] Available for editors
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note: placed in family Cypraeidae, tribe Mauritiini [details] Available for editors

Other
additional source
Fehse, D. (2021). The systematic position of the Eocypraeidae F.A. Schilder 1924 Part 2 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Cypraeoidea). Privately published, Dirk Fehse, Berlin. 1-46., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349731176
page(s): 26; note: placed in family Pediculariidae, tribe Lunovulini Fehse, 2020 [details] Available for editors
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additional source Checchi, A.; Zamberlan, F.; Alberti, R. (2020). Una nuova specie di <i>Semicypraea</i> Schilder, 1936 (Mollusca, Cypraeoidea) dell'Eocene di “Cava Rossi” di Monte di Malo (Vicenza, NE Italy). <em>Studi e Ricerche-Associazione Amici del Museo-Museo Civico “G. Zannato”-Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza).</em> 27: 11-17. [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 26; note: placed in family Pediculariidae, tribe Lunovulini Fehse, 2020 [details] Available for editors

additional source Checchi, A.; Zamberlan, F.; Alberti, R. (2020). Una nuova specie di <i>Semicypraea</i> Schilder, 1936 (Mollusca, Cypraeoidea) dell'Eocene di “Cava Rossi” di Monte di Malo (Vicenza, NE Italy). <em>Studi e Ricerche-Associazione Amici del Museo-Museo Civico “G. Zannato”-Montecchio Maggiore (Vicenza).</em> 27: 11-17. [details] Available for editors

From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Originally placed in family Cypraeidae, a placement which is supported by e.g. Dolin & Pacaud (2009), Checchi et al. (2020), but placed in family Pediculariidae, tribe Lunovulini by Fehse, 2021. [details]