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Blasicrura owenii (J. E. Gray, 1832)
216742 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216742)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea hirundo var. owenii J. E. Gray, 1832) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 1-8, 101-131, fig. 1-181. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432534
page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
Taxonomy Petit (2009: 24 and 148) attributes this taxon to J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). It was introduced as a variety of...
Taxonomy Petit (2009: 24 and 148) attributes this taxon to J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). It was introduced as a variety of Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Blasicrura owenii (J. E. Gray, 1832). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216742 on 2025-09-12
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(of Cypraea hirundo var. owenii J. E. Gray, 1832) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 1-8, 101-131, fig. 1-181. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432534
page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
basis of record Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls. [details]
page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
basis of record Verdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy Petit (2009: 24 and 148) attributes this taxon to J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). It was introduced as a variety of Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758. [details]
