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Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758

216827  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216827)

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  1. Subspecies Cypraea vitellus dama Perry, 1811 accepted as Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  2. Subspecies Cypraea vitellus fergusoni Rous, 1905 accepted as Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  3. Variety Cypraea vitellus var. distorta Iredale, 1935 accepted as Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  4. Variety Cypraea vitellus var. fergusoni Rous, 1905 accepted as Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)
  5. Variety Cypraea vitellus var. sarcodes Melvill, 1888 accepted as Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 721 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description Thick, solid, inflated shell, up to 9 cm, with strong teeth on outer lip. Dorsum olive to red-brown, covered with white...  
Description Thick, solid, inflated shell, up to 9 cm, with strong teeth on outer lip. Dorsum olive to red-brown, covered with white spots of varying size. Base white or pale pink. Habitat: often under boulder on reef crest. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216827 on 2024-03-29
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1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
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2000-09-14 06:49:43Z
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Garcia, Maria
2010-10-08 20:18:53Z
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2023-11-16 06:45:23Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 721 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

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 Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. [details]   

additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 62 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Thick, solid, inflated shell, up to 9 cm, with strong teeth on outer lip. Dorsum olive to red-brown, covered with white spots of varying size. Base white or pale pink. Habitat: often under boulder on reef crest. Distribution: Indo-Pacific (Richmond, 1997); tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]

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