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Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758
216754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216754)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Subspecies Cypraea testudinaria ingens (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1838) accepted as Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description A long, solid, cylindrical shell, up to 13 cm, with a straight, narrow aperture. Dorsally light honey-coloured with dark...
Description A long, solid, cylindrical shell, up to 13 cm, with a straight, narrow aperture. Dorsally light honey-coloured with dark brown blotches. Habitat: coral reefs in shallow and deep water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216754 on 2025-09-11
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
[request]basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description A long, solid, cylindrical shell, up to 13 cm, with a straight, narrow aperture. Dorsally light honey-coloured with dark brown blotches. Habitat: coral reefs in shallow and deep water. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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| English | tortoise cowrie | [details] |
