WoRMS name details
Cypraea tigris var. hinnulea Melvill, 1888
1636512 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1636512)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 212. [details]
page(s): 212. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea tigris var. hinnulea Melvill, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1636512 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 212. [details]
page(s): 212. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
page(s): 282. [details]
page(s): 282. [details]
Other
additional source
Fulton, H. C. (1929). Notes on some varieties of Cypraea tigris Linné, and Cypraea vinosa Gmelin. Journal of Conchology, London. 18(10): 288-291., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63095899
page(s): 289-290 [details]
page(s): 289-290 [details]
