WoRMS name details
Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca Melvill, 1888
1651346 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1651346)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
- Subvariety Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca distorta Melvill, 1888 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786
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): 211 [details]
page(s): 211 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca Melvill, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651346 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
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): 211 [details]
page(s): 211 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 285. [details]
page(s): 285. [details]
Other
additional source
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899
page(s): pl. 11, fig. 71 [details]
page(s): pl. 11, fig. 71 [details]
