original description
(of Cypraea bouteti C. M. Burgess & Arnette, 1981) Burgess C.M. & Arnette D.S. (1981). A new <i>Cypraea</i> from Polynesia (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <em>Venus.</em> 40(2): 71-76. [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): 382 [details]
From editor or global species database
Validity DNA tested by Chris Meyer (CGDP, http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/) and not recognized as an Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). Until more evidence becomes available to validate it, it should be considered a species inquirenda. [details]