WoRMS taxon details
Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811)
216863 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216863)
accepted
Species
Cypraea (Lyncina) camelopardalis Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea (Lyncina) camelopardalis var. mariae F. A. Schilder, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea camelopardalis var. supertecta Sulliotti, 1924 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea melanostoma G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 · unaccepted
Lyncina (Lyncina) pseudovinosa F. A. Schilder, 1927 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Mystaponda camelopardalis (Perry, 1811) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999 accepted as Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
(of Cypraea camelopardalis 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. 5 [details]
page(s): pl. 19, fig. 5 [details]
Type locality contained in Red Sea
type locality contained in Red Sea [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216863 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea camelopardalis 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. 5 [details]
original description (of Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999) Heiman, E. L.; Mienis, H. K. (1999). <i>Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis</i> n. ssp. from the east coast of Sinai, Red Sea. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 290: 39-42, 56. [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Cypraea melanostoma G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Limnaea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pls 1-15 and unpaginated text. [pls. 2-6, Mar. 1872; 1, 7-15, Dec. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209501
page(s): 84, App. xxxi [details]
original description (of Cypraea (Lyncina) camelopardalis var. mariae F. A. Schilder, 1924) Schilder F.A. (1924). Systematischer Index der rezenten Cypraeidae. <em>Archiv fur Naturgeschichte.</em> Abt. A, 90(4): 179-214.
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Cypraea camelopardalis var. supertecta Sulliotti, 1924) Sulliotti, G. R. (1924). <i>Note di patologia malacologica. (Contribuzione allo studio delle Cypraeidae). Articolo sesto</i>. Imperia. 15 pp.
page(s): 12. [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Lyncina (Lyncina) pseudovinosa F. A. Schilder, 1927 †) Schilder, F. A. (1927). Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 91A(10): 1-171., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-Naturgeschichte_91A_10_0001-0171.pdf
page(s): 96, 142 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record MacDonald & Co. (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. <em>MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.</em> [details]
page(s): pl. 19, fig. 5 [details]
original description (of Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999) Heiman, E. L.; Mienis, H. K. (1999). <i>Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis</i> n. ssp. from the east coast of Sinai, Red Sea. <em>La Conchiglia.</em> 290: 39-42, 56. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cypraea melanostoma G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1872). Monograph of the genus <i>Limnaea</i>. In: <i>Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 18, pls 1-15 and unpaginated text. [pls. 2-6, Mar. 1872; 1, 7-15, Dec. 1872]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8209501
page(s): 84, App. xxxi [details]
original description (of Cypraea (Lyncina) camelopardalis var. mariae F. A. Schilder, 1924) Schilder F.A. (1924). Systematischer Index der rezenten Cypraeidae. <em>Archiv fur Naturgeschichte.</em> Abt. A, 90(4): 179-214.
page(s): 191 [details]
original description (of Cypraea camelopardalis var. supertecta Sulliotti, 1924) Sulliotti, G. R. (1924). <i>Note di patologia malacologica. (Contribuzione allo studio delle Cypraeidae). Articolo sesto</i>. Imperia. 15 pp.
page(s): 12. [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Lyncina (Lyncina) pseudovinosa F. A. Schilder, 1927 †) Schilder, F. A. (1927). Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). <em>Archiv für Naturgeschichte.</em> 91A(10): 1-171., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-Naturgeschichte_91A_10_0001-0171.pdf
page(s): 96, 142 [details] Available for editors
[request]basis of record MacDonald & Co. (1979). The MacDonald Encyclopedia of Shells. <em>MacDonald & Co. London & Sydney.</em> [details]
Other
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 377 [details]
page(s): 377 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | giraffe cowrie [from synonym]camel cowrie | [details] |
| German | Giraffenkauri [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Lyncina camelopardalis f. sharmiensis) (from synonym Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999)
To Conchology (Lyncina camelopardalis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lyncina camelopardalis)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811)
To Malacopics (Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811) Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, collected 1...
To Malacopics (Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811) Eritrea, Dahlak Archipel, Dissei Island, colle...
To Malacopics (Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 876907 Dorsal) (from synonym Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To Conchology (Lyncina camelopardalis f. sharmiensis) (from synonym Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999)
To Conchology (Lyncina camelopardalis)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lyncina camelopardalis)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811)
To Malacopics (Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811) Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, collected 1...
To Malacopics (Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811) Eritrea, Dahlak Archipel, Dissei Island, colle...
To Malacopics (Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811))
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 876907 Dorsal) (from synonym Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811)
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