WoRMS name details
Cypraea testudinosa Perry, 1811
1656350 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1656350)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 20, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): pl. 20, fig. 1 [details]
Type locality contained in West Indies
type locality contained in West Indies (inaccurate) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea testudinosa Perry, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1656350 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 20, fig. 1 [details]
page(s): pl. 20, fig. 1 [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): 362 [details]
page(s): 362 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
