WoRMS taxon details
Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
1075035 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075035)
accepted
Species
Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Erosaria (Ravitrona) helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Erosaria helvola var. immaculata Coen, 1949 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Naria helvola bellatrix (Lorenz, 2009)
- Subspecies Naria helvola hawaiiensis (Melvill, 1888)
- Subspecies Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Naria helvola meridionalis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Naria helvola var. callista (H. Shaw, 1909) accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cypraea helvola 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 [details] Available for editors 
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075035 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
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(of Cypraea helvola 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 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Erosaria helvola var. immaculata Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 250 [details]
[request]original description (of Erosaria helvola var. immaculata Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 250 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | strawberry cowrie [from synonym]honey cowrie [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Honig-Kaurischnecke [from synonym]Honigkauri [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes) (from synonym Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications) (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria helvola)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Flore...
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) Kenya, Mombasa, Mombasa, by diving, ex coll. J. Trau...
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, ex coll. J. Tra...
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) Vietnam, collected 21, ex coll. J.A. Buijse .)
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria helvola Lorenz, 217 Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam, collected 2, ex coll. J.A. Buijs...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola LINNAEUS, 1758; Figuré; F.A26876) (from synonym Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (10 barcodes) (from synonym Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (10 publications) (from synonym Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (95 publications) (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria helvola)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 18 proteins)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 18 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Flore...
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) Kenya, Mombasa, Mombasa, by diving, ex coll. J. Trau...
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, ex coll. J. Tra...
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) Vietnam, collected 21, ex coll. J.A. Buijse .)
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria helvola Lorenz, 217 Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam, collected 2, ex coll. J.A. Buijs...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola LINNAEUS, 1758; Figuré; F.A26876) (from synonym Cypraea (Erosaria) helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758)
 argella.jpg "To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram, ex coll. J. Trausel)")
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 mascarena.jpg "To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) Kenya, Mombasa, Mombasa, by diving, ex coll. J. Trau...")
 meridionalis.jpg "To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, ex coll. J. Tra...")
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 callista.jpg "To Malacopics (Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758))")
 macleani.jpg "To Malacopics (Naria helvola Lorenz, 217 Tanzania, Dar-es-Salaam, collected 2, ex coll. J.A. Buijs...")
