MolluscaBase taxon details
Naria beckii (Gaskoin, 1836)
1075005 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075005)
accepted
Species
Cypraea (Erosaria) beckii Gaskoin, 1836 · unaccepted
Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836 · unaccepted (original combination)
Erosaria beckii (Gaskoin, 1836) · unaccepted
Naria beckii var. brevicosta Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 · unaccepted > unavailable name (name established at...)
name established at infrasubspecific rank
- Variety Naria beckii var. brevicosta Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 accepted as Naria beckii (Gaskoin, 1836) (unaccepted > unavailable name, name established at infrasubspecific rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836) Gaskoin, J. S. (1836 ["1835"]). Descriptions of new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 3: 198-204., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859960
page(s): 203 [details]
page(s): 203 [details]
Etymology Named after the Danish naturalist Henrik Henricksen Beck (1799-1863), author of Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei...
Etymology Named after the Danish naturalist Henrik Henricksen Beck (1799-1863), author of Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naria beckii (Gaskoin, 1836). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075005 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Cypraea beckii Gaskoin, 1836) Gaskoin, J. S. (1836 ["1835"]). Descriptions of new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 3: 198-204., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12859960
page(s): 203 [details]
original description (of Naria beckii var. brevicosta Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024) Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks.
page(s): 17, pl. 5 figs 1-7 [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): 238, pl. 17 [details]
page(s): 203 [details]
original description (of Naria beckii var. brevicosta Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024) Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks.
page(s): 17, pl. 5 figs 1-7 [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): 238, pl. 17 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Etymology Named after the Danish naturalist Henrik Henricksen Beck (1799-1863), author of Index molluscorum praesentis aevi musei principis augustissimi Christiani Frederici. [details]
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