MolluscaBase - Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786

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Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786

To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea pantherina var. badionitens Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00264)

AphiaID

216812 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216812)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Typetaxon of

Pantherinaria Sacco, 1894

Parent

Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758

Original name

Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786

Synonymised names

Cypraea guttata Lamarck, 1810 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea leopardus Link, 1807 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea obtusa Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea pantherina catulus F. A. Schilder, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea pantherina pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786 · unaccepted

Cypraea pantherina rasnasraniensis Heiman & Mienis, 2001 · unaccepted

Cypraea pantherina var. albonitens Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea pantherina var. badionitens Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea pantherina var. juvenca Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea pantherina var. syringa Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca distorta Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted

Cypraea pardus Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea tigrina Lamarck, 1822 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vinosa Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vinosa var. albonitens Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vinosa var. auricomata Sulliotti, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vinosa var. badionitens Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vinosa var. funebralis Sulliotti, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vinosa var. juvenca Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vinosa var. syringa Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vinosa var. theriaca Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Subspecies Cypraea pantherina catulus F. A. Schilder, 1924 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subspecies Cypraea pantherina pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786
Subspecies Cypraea pantherina rasnasraniensis Heiman & Mienis, 2001 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786
Variety Cypraea pantherina var. albonitens Melvill, 1888 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cypraea pantherina var. badionitens Melvill, 1888 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cypraea pantherina var. juvenca Melvill, 1888 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cypraea pantherina var. syringa Melvill, 1888 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca Melvill, 1888 accepted as Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. [book]. London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216812 on 2025-04-01

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1997-06-07 07:51:36Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

1997-11-12 07:24:15Z

changed

Fondo, Esther

2010-10-02 15:31:39Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2011-06-08 21:32:57Z

changed

Moretzsohn, Fabio

2012-07-06 14:00:45Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Lightfoot, J. (1786). A Catalogue of the Portland Museum, lately the property of the Duchess Dowager of Portland, deceased; which will be sold by auction by Mr. Skinner & Co. [book]. London. viii + 194 pp., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43259464 [details]

original description (of Cypraea pantherina rasnasraniensis Heiman & Mienis, 2001) Heiman E.L. & Mienis H.K. (2001). Cypraea pantherina rasnasraniensis new ssp. from the east coast of Sinai (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Cypraeidae: Cypraeainae). Triton, 4: 7-11 [details]

original description (of Cypraea pantherina var. albonitens Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 211. [details]

original description (of Cypraea pantherina var. badionitens Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 211. [details]

original description (of Cypraea vinosa Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3421. [details]

original description (of Cypraea pardus Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 24. [details]

original description (of Cypraea leopardus Link, 1807) Link, D. H. F. (1806-1808). Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Adlers Erben. 1, pp. 1-50 [1806]; 2, pp. 51-100 [1807]; 3, pp. 101-165 [1807]; 4, pp. 1-30 [1807]; 5, pp. 1-38 [1808]; 6, pp. 1-38 [1808]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43301237
page(s): 88. [details]

original description (of Cypraea guttata Lamarck, 1810) Lamarck [J.-B. M. de]. (1810). Sur la détermination des espèces parmi les animaux sans vertèbres, et particulièrement parmi les Mollusques testacés. Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. 15: 20-40; [Suite des espèces du genre Cône] 263-286, 422-454; [Suite du genre Porcelaine] 16: 89-114., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3546607
page(s): 453. [details]

original description (of Cypraea obtusa Perry, 1811) 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. 19, fig. 1. [details]

original description (of Cypraea tigrina Lamarck, 1822) Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1822). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Tome septième, 711 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47433
page(s): 383. [details]

original description (of Cypraea pantherina var. juvenca Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 211. [details]

original description (of Cypraea pantherina var. syringa Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 211. [details]

original description (of Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 211 [details]

original description (of Cypraea pantherina catulus F. A. Schilder, 1924) Schilder F.A. (1924). Systematischer Index der rezenten Cypraeidae. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte. Abt. A, 90(4): 179-214.
page(s): 192. [details]

original description (of Cypraea vinosa var. auricomata Sulliotti, 1924) Sulliotti, G. R. (1924). Note di patologia malacologica. (Contribuzione allo studio delle Cypraeidae). Articolo sesto. Imperia. 15 pp.
page(s): 6: 10. [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Cypraea vinosa var. funebralis Sulliotti, 1924) Sulliotti, G. R. (1924). Note di patologia malacologica. (Contribuzione allo studio delle Cypraeidae). Articolo sesto. Imperia. 15 pp.
page(s): 6: 9. [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca distorta Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 211 [details]

basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]

Other

additional source Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp.
page(s): 66 [details]

additional source Burgess C.M. (1985). Cowries of the world. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
page(s): 78 [details]

additional source Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
page(s): 285, pl. 57. [details]