MolluscaBase name details
Erosaria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
216856 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216856)
unaccepted
Species
Erosaria Troschel, 1863 accepted as Naria J. E. Gray, 1837
- Subspecies Erosaria gangranosa gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
- Subspecies Erosaria gangranosa reentsii (Dunker, 1852) accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817) 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. (2021). MolluscaBase. Erosaria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817). Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216856 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817) 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 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]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 53 [details]
page(s): 465 [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]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 53 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
