MolluscaBase taxon details
original description
(of Cypraea spadicea Swainson, 1823) Swainson, W. (1823). The characters of several rare and undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 61(301): 375-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15529345
page(s): 376 [details]
original description
(of Cypraea fernandoensis Arnold, 1907 †) Arnold R. (1907). New and characteristic species of fossil mollusks from the oil bearing Tertiary formations of southern California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 32: 525-546., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.32-1545.525
page(s): 538, pl. 50 figs 8-8a [details]
basis of record
Groves L.T. (2019). The family Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815, in the northeast Pacific: One spectacular species. <em>Zoosymposia.</em> 13: 131-138., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zoosymposia.13.1.13 [details]
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 398 [details]
From editor or global species database
Distribution Chinatown Point (= Point Alones), Monterey Bay, Monterey County, central California, to Cedros Island, Baja California, and south to “13 Fathom Spot” (24°56’N, 112°35.5’W), Baja California Sur. [details]
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