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Nesiocypraea M. Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
391308 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:391308)
accepted
Genus
Nesiocypraea midwayensis M. Azuma & Kurohara, 1967 (type by original designation)
Cypraea (Nesiocypraea) M. Azuma & Kurohara, 1967 · unaccepted
Kurodadusta Shikama, 1971 · unaccepted
Nesyocypraea [sic] · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
- Species Nesiocypraea lisetae (Kilburn, 1975)
- Species Nesiocypraea midwayensis M. Azuma & Kurohara, 1967
- Species Nesiocypraea teramachii (Kuroda, 1938)
- Species Nesiocypraea thachi F. Huber, 2020
- Subgenus Nesiocypraea (Austrasiatica) Lorenz, 1989 accepted as Austrasiatica Lorenz, 1989 accepted as Hiraseadusta Shikama, 1971
- Species Nesiocypraea aenigma Lorenz, 2002 accepted as Bouchetaria aenigma (Lorenz, 2002) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nesiocypraea alexhuberti Lorenz & F. Huber, 2000 accepted as Austrasiatica alexhuberti (Lorenz & F. Huber, 2000) accepted as Hiraseadusta alexhuberti (Lorenz & F. Huber, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination, Molecular data shows it belongs in Austrasiatica)
- Species Nesiocypraea deforgesi Lorenz, 2002 accepted as Hiraseadusta deforgesi (Lorenz, 2002) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nesiocypraea hirasei (S. R. Roberts, 1913) accepted as Austrasiatica hirasei (S. R. Roberts, 1913) accepted as Hiraseadusta hirasei (S. R. Roberts, 1913) (unaccepted combination)
- Species Nesiocypraea langfordi (Kuroda, 1938) accepted as Hiraseadusta langfordi (Kuroda, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Nesiocypraea maricola (C. N. Cate, 1976) accepted as Nesiocypraea lisetae maricola (C. N. Cate, 1976)
- Species Nesiocypraea sakurai [sic] accepted as Austrasiatica sakuraii (T. Habe, 1970) accepted as Hiraseadusta sakuraii (T. Habe, 1970) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Species Nesiocypraea sakuraii (T. Habe, 1970) accepted as Austrasiatica sakuraii (T. Habe, 1970) accepted as Hiraseadusta sakuraii (T. Habe, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine
feminine
Azuma M. & Kurohara K. (1967). A new cowry collected off Midway island. <em>Venus.</em> 26(1): 1-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.26.1_1
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Nesiocypraea M. Azuma & Kurohara, 1967. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391308 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Azuma M. & Kurohara K. (1967). A new cowry collected off Midway island. <em>Venus.</em> 26(1): 1-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.26.1_1
page(s): 1 [Japanese text], 2 [English text] [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Kurodadusta Shikama, 1971) Shikama, T. (1971). On a new cowry from South China Sea. <em>Science Report of the Yokosuka City Museum.</em> 18: 101-103.
page(s): 103 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 212-217 [details]
page(s): 1 [Japanese text], 2 [English text] [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Kurodadusta Shikama, 1971) Shikama, T. (1971). On a new cowry from South China Sea. <em>Science Report of the Yokosuka City Museum.</em> 18: 101-103.
page(s): 103 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 212-217 [details]
