MolluscaBase taxon details
Cypraeovula capensis capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)
527615 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527615)
accepted
Subspecies
Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea capensis f. elizabethensis Rous, 1905 · unaccepted (form)
Cypraea capensis var. albolineata W. H. Turton, 1932 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea capensis var. elizabethensis Rous, 1905 · unaccepted (variety)
Cypraea capensis var. galactina Sulliotti, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea capensis J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraeovula capensis capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527615 on 2024-04-20
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original description
(of Cypraea capensis J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
original description (of Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 193-194, 221, 222, pl. 2, fig, 19. [details]
original description (of Cypraea capensis var. albolineata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 113, pl. 24, sp. 820. [details]
original description (of Cypraea capensis var. elizabethensis Rous, 1905) Rous, S. (1905). On some new varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(3): 29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755602
page(s): 29 [details]
original description (of Cypraea capensis var. galactina Sulliotti, 1924) Sulliotti, G. R. (1924). <i>Note di patologia malacologica. (Contribuzione allo studio delle Cypraeidae)</i>. Imperia. 15 pp.
page(s): 11 [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 425 [details]
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
original description (of Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 193-194, 221, 222, pl. 2, fig, 19. [details]
original description (of Cypraea capensis var. albolineata W. H. Turton, 1932) Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 113, pl. 24, sp. 820. [details]
original description (of Cypraea capensis var. elizabethensis Rous, 1905) Rous, S. (1905). On some new varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(3): 29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755602
page(s): 29 [details]
original description (of Cypraea capensis var. galactina Sulliotti, 1924) Sulliotti, G. R. (1924). <i>Note di patologia malacologica. (Contribuzione allo studio delle Cypraeidae)</i>. Imperia. 15 pp.
page(s): 11 [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 425 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888)
To Conchology (Cypraeovula capensis capensis SINISTRAL)
To Conchology (Cypraeovula capensis capensis SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Cypraeovula capensis capensis)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888)
To Conchology (Cypraeovula capensis capensis SINISTRAL)
To Conchology (Cypraeovula capensis capensis SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Cypraeovula capensis capensis)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888))
