WoRMS 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
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 through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=223997 on 2025-03-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(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]
Taxonomy
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): 488 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | violet-spotted cowry | [details] |
