WoRMS taxon details
Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
216875 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216875)
accepted
Species
Cypraea (Monetaria) annulus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Cypraea annularis Perry, 1811 · unaccepted
Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cypraea annulus camelorum (Rochebrune, 1884) · unaccepted
Erosaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Monetaria annulus var. aurea Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 · unaccepted > unavailable name (name established at...)
name established at infrasubspecific rank
Monetaria annulus var. aureomacula Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 · unaccepted > unavailable name (name established at...)
name established at infrasubspecific rank
Monetaria camelorum Rochebrune, 1884 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Monetaria harmandiana Rochebrune, 1884 · unaccepted (Synonym)
Ornamentaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Monetaria annulus alboguttata Bozzetti, 2015
- Subspecies Monetaria annulus annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Monetaria annulus meli Bozzetti, 2018
- Subspecies Monetaria annulus noumeensis (Marie, 1869) accepted as Monetaria annulus annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Monetaria annulus var. aurea Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 accepted as Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > unavailable name, name established at infrasubspecific rank)
- Variety Monetaria annulus var. aureomacula Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 accepted as Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > unavailable name, name established at infrasubspecific rank)
- Subspecies Monetaria annulus sublitorea (Lorenz, 1997) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
(of Cypraea annulus 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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page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216875 on 2025-03-31
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea annulus 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]
original description (of Monetaria camelorum Rochebrune, 1884) Rochebrune, A.-T. (1884). Monographie des formes appartenant au genre <i>Monetaria</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 1: 73-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14890702
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Monetaria harmandiana Rochebrune, 1884) Rochebrune, A.-T. (1884). Monographie des formes appartenant au genre <i>Monetaria</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 1: 73-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14890702
page(s): 90-91 [details]
original description (of Monetaria annulus var. aureomacula Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024) Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks.
page(s): 14, pl. 3 figs 1-4 [details]
original description (of Monetaria annulus var. aurea Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024) Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks.
page(s): 14, pl. 3 figs 5-7 [details]
original description (of Cypraea annularis 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 [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]
page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Monetaria camelorum Rochebrune, 1884) Rochebrune, A.-T. (1884). Monographie des formes appartenant au genre <i>Monetaria</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 1: 73-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14890702
page(s): 86 [details]
original description (of Monetaria harmandiana Rochebrune, 1884) Rochebrune, A.-T. (1884). Monographie des formes appartenant au genre <i>Monetaria</i>. <em>Bulletin de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 1: 73-102., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14890702
page(s): 90-91 [details]
original description (of Monetaria annulus var. aureomacula Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024) Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks.
page(s): 14, pl. 3 figs 1-4 [details]
original description (of Monetaria annulus var. aurea Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024) Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks.
page(s): 14, pl. 3 figs 5-7 [details]
original description (of Cypraea annularis 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 [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]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Cheung, P. S. C. (1991). An intertidal survey Cape d' Aguilar, Hong Kong with special reference to the ecology of high-zoned rock pools. <em>Mphil thesis. The University of Hong Kong.</em> [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
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): 229 [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
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): 229 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species vector dispersal in Tunisian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : UnknownInvaded from tropical Indo-Pacific [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ringed cowryring cowriegoldringer [from synonym]gold ringer [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Ringkauri [from synonym]Goldringer [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ハナビラダカラ | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ornamentaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cypraea annularis Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (169 publications) (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Erosaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Erosaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus BLUE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus CALLOUSED)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus DOUBLE RING)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus DWARF)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus FREAK)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus GIANT)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus GOLD)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus LARGE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus OVERGLAZE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus ROSTRATE SET)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus ROSTRATE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus SET)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus SHIPWRECK)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus SUBFOSSIL)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus WHITE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Monetaria annulus)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Monataria annulus)
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) )
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Ramanathapuram, ex coll. J. T...
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Kenya, Kwale, Tiwi, collected 24th July 1997, ex...
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Madagascar, Toliara, Tuléar, ex coll. J. Trausel...
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, colle...
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tanzania, Kaskazini Pemba, Pemba Island .)
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Cypraea (Monetaria) annulus LINNAEUS, 1758; Figuré; F.A26875) (from synonym Cypraea (Monetaria) annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3512) (from synonym Monetaria camelorum Rochebrune, 1884)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3554) (from synonym Monetaria harmandiana Rochebrune, 1884)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea annulus camelorum (Rochebrune, 1884))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Ornamentaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications) (from synonym Cypraea annularis Perry, 1811)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (169 publications) (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Erosaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Erosaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus BLUE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus CALLOUSED)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus DOUBLE RING)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus DWARF)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus FREAK)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus GIANT)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus GOLD)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus LARGE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus OVERGLAZE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus ROSTRATE SET)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus ROSTRATE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus SET)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus SHIPWRECK)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus SUBFOSSIL)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus WHITE)
To Conchology (Monetaria annulus)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Monetaria annulus)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To GenBank (30 nucleotides; 28 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Monataria annulus)
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) )
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Ramanathapuram, ex coll. J. T...
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Kenya, Kwale, Tiwi, collected 24th July 1997, ex...
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Madagascar, Toliara, Tuléar, ex coll. J. Trausel...
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, colle...
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) Tanzania, Kaskazini Pemba, Pemba Island .)
To Malacopics (Monetaria annulus)
To MNHN Fossil collection (Cypraea (Monetaria) annulus LINNAEUS, 1758; Figuré; F.A26875) (from synonym Cypraea (Monetaria) annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3512) (from synonym Monetaria camelorum Rochebrune, 1884)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3554) (from synonym Monetaria harmandiana Rochebrune, 1884)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea annulus camelorum (Rochebrune, 1884))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758)
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
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