WoRMS name details
Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817
216813 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216813)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Cypraea gangrenosa [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. amoena F. A. Schilder, 1927 accepted as Naria boivinii (Kiener, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. annosa Vayssière, 1905 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. melanosema Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. obesa Fulton, 1930 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 465 [details]
page(s): 465 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216813 on 2024-11-21
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original description
Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 465 [details]
basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 66 [details]
page(s): 465 [details]
basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 66 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
