WoRMS taxon details
Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)
216861 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216861)
accepted
Species
Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea lurica [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Erronea (Erronea) caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ovatipsa caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Erronea caurica algida Bozzetti, 2018
- Subspecies Erronea caurica blaesa Iredale, 1939
- Subspecies Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Erronea caurica chrismeyeri Lorenz, 2017
- Subspecies Erronea caurica dracaena (Born, 1778)
- Subspecies Erronea caurica elongata (Perry, 1811)
- Subspecies Erronea caurica maldiva Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024
- Subspecies Erronea caurica mayottensis Vachon & Verneau, 2017
- Subspecies Erronea caurica quinquefasciata (Röding, 1798)
- Subspecies Erronea caurica samoensis Lorenz, 2002
- Subspecies Erronea caurica thachi F. Huber, 2020
- Subspecies Erronea caurica corrosa (Gronovius, 1781) accepted as Erronea caurica dracaena (Born, 1778) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, unavailable name)
- Subspecies Erronea caurica insolita Bozzetti, 2017 accepted as Erronea caurica elongata (Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Erronea caurica longior Iredale, 1935 accepted as Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Erronea caurica nabeqensis Heiman & Mienis, 2000 accepted as Erronea caurica quinquefasciata (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Subspecies Erronea caurica thema Iredale, 1939 accepted as Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Erronea caurica var. caledonica Coen, 1949 accepted as Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Erronea caurica var. multidentata Coen, 1949 accepted as Erronea caurica quinquefasciata (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Erronea caurica var. nitens Coen, 1949 accepted as Erronea caurica elongata (Perry, 1811)
- Variety Erronea caurica var. immaculata Coen, 1949 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
(of Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758) 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
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216861 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758) 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
page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors [request]
page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors
[request]Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Lorenz F. (2017). A new subspecies of <i>Erronea caurica</i> (Linnaeus 1758) from West Thailand (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <em>Acta Conchyliorum.</em> 16: 29-37. [details]
Other
additional source
Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <i>Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar</i> 20: 1-292, pls 1-40. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | thick-edged cowrycaurica cowrie [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Caurica-Kauri [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cypraea lurica [sic])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (100 publications) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erronea caurica)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904; Syntype(s); MANCH.EE.3710 (Townsend coll.)) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, ex coll. J. Tr...
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica niger)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cypraea lurica [sic])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (100 publications) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erronea caurica)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904; Syntype(s); MANCH.EE.3710 (Townsend coll.)) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 14 proteins)
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, ex coll. J. Tr...
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica niger)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
 niger (3).jpg "To Malacopics (Erronea caurica niger)")
