WoRMS taxon details
Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
527787 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527787)
accepted
Species
Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Lyncina argus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Talparia argus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Talparia argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Arestorides argus argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Arestorides argus contracasta Lorenz, 2012
- Subspecies Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) accepted as Arestorides argus contracasta Lorenz, 2012
marine
(of Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527787 on 2025-07-11
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Nomenclature
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(of Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | pheasant cowryhundred-eyed cowrieeyed cowrie | [details] |
| German | Augenfleck-Kaurischnecke [from synonym]Argusaugenkauri [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Lyncina argus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Talparia argus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lyncina argus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arestorides argus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Eastern Visayas, Samar Island, in de...
To Malacopics (Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Malaita, Ata'a, on outer edge of...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Talparia argus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Lyncina argus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (67 publications) (from synonym Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arestorides argus)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Eastern Visayas, Samar Island, in de...
To Malacopics (Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Malaita, Ata'a, on outer edge of...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea argus Linnaeus, 1758)
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 ventricosa.jpg "To Malacopics (Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Malaita, Ata'a, on outer edge of...")
