WoRMS name details
Amphiperas scitula A. Adams, 1855
432006 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:432006)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Amphiperas Herrmannsen, 1846 accepted as Ovula Bruguière, 1789
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Adams, A. (1855). Descriptions of thirty-nine new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 130-138, pl. 28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747527
page(s): 131. [details]
page(s): 131. [details]
Type locality contained in New Caledonia
type locality contained in New Caledonia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Amphiperas scitula A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432006 on 2025-03-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Adams, A. (1855). Descriptions of thirty-nine new species of shells, from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1854) 22: 130-138, pl. 28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747527
page(s): 131. [details]
page(s): 131. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Cate, C. N. (1973). A systematic revision of the recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. <em>Veliger.</em> 15 (supplement): 1-117., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42495434 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F.; Fehse, D. (2009). <i>The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae</i>. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 651 pp., 203 pls., 375 + numerous unnumb. text figs. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
