MolluscaBase name details
Ovatipsa chinensis violacea (Rous, 1905)
223997 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:223997)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subspecies
Cypraea chinensis var. violacea Rous, 1905 · unaccepted
Ovatipsa ilariae Bozzetti, 2019 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea cruenta var. violacea Rous, 1905) Rous, S. (1905). On some Cypraeidae in the collection of Mr. D. W. Ferguson, of Brooklyn, with descriptions of several new varieties. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(7): 75-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755575
page(s): 77 [details]
page(s): 77 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ovatipsa chinensis violacea (Rous, 1905). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=223997 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cypraea cruenta var. violacea Rous, 1905) Rous, S. (1905). On some Cypraeidae in the collection of Mr. D. W. Ferguson, of Brooklyn, with descriptions of several new varieties. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(7): 75-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755575
page(s): 77 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 488 [details]
page(s): 77 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 488 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | violet-spotted cowry | [details] |
