WoRMS name details
Cypraea mappa var. panerythra Melvill, 1888
1651500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1651500)
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): 210. [details]
page(s): 210. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea mappa var. panerythra Melvill, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651500 on 2025-03-30
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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): 210. [details]
page(s): 210. [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): 292. [details]
page(s): 292. [details]
