WoRMS name details
Cypraea owenii J. E. Gray, 1832
1598599 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1598599)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Cypraea owenii var. monstrosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1870 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum, use in recent liteature currently undocumented)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea hirundo var. owenii J. E. Gray, 1832) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 1-8, 101-131, fig. 1-181. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432534
page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea owenii J. E. Gray, 1832. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1598599 on 2025-05-14
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea hirundo var. owenii J. E. Gray, 1832) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 1-8, 101-131, fig. 1-181. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432534
page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
basis of record Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
page(s): 151 [details]
page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
basis of record Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
page(s): 151 [details]
