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Cypraea stolida var. gelasima Melvill, 1908
1633391 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1633391)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 220. [details]
page(s): 220. [details]
Type locality contained in Mauritian Coast
type locality contained in Mauritian Coast [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea stolida var. gelasima Melvill, 1908. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1633391 on 2025-09-11
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Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 220. [details]
page(s): 220. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
