original description
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899
page(s): 38, 52, pl. 328 figs 537-538; note: as Cypraea macandraei (pp. 38, 52) and C. macandrei (index p. 56 and plate caption). [details]
basis of record
Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source
Schilder, F. A. (1927). Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 91A(10): 1-171., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-Naturgeschichte_91A_10_0001-0171.pdf
page(s): 160.; note: specific epithet emended to macandrewi [details] Available for editors [request]
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Etymology Named after the British naturalist Robert McAndrew (1802-1873), who conducted dredgings in the Red Sea and from whom Sowerby probably obtained the type material. [details]
Spelling The original spelling was emended by Schilder & Schilder (1971); the emended spelling is conserved under ICZN Art. 33.2.3.1. [details]