MolluscaBase taxon details
Cypraeovula capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)
390548 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390548)
accepted
Species
Cypraea (Cypraeovula) capensis Gray, 1828 · unaccepted
Cypraea capensis J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Cypraeovula capensis archilyra Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006
- Subspecies Cypraeovula capensis capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)
- Subspecies Cypraeovula capensis gonubiensis Massier, 1993
- Subspecies Cypraeovula capensis gorda Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006
- Subspecies Cypraeovula capensis profundorum Seccombe, 2003
- Subspecies Cypraeovula capensis cineracea R. Aiken, 2016 accepted as Cypraeovula capensis gorda Van Heesvelde & Deprez, 2006 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea capensis J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraeovula capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390548 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cypraea capensis J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 3: 573-574 [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): 425 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 44 [details]
page(s): 3: 573-574 [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): 425 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 44 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Cape cowrie [from synonym] | [details] |
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) South Africa, Eastern Cape, Algoa Bay)
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula capensis (Melvill, 1888) South Africa, collected 1968, ex coll. J.A. Buijse)
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula capensis (Melvill, 1888) South Africa, collected 1968, ex coll. J.A. Buijse)
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