MolluscaBase - Leporicypraea mappa mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)

WoRMS taxon details

Leporicypraea mappa mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)

To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3645)

AphiaID

527775 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527775)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Original name

Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Cypraea (Leporicypraea) mappa mappa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted

Cypraea mappa var. cinereoviridescens Bouge, 1961 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea mappa var. panerythra Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea nigricans Crosse, 1875 · unaccepted

Leporicypraea mappa huberi Thach, 2017 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Luponia montosa S. R. Roberts, 1870 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 718 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Leporicypraea mappa mappa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527775 on 2024-11-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-02 15:31:39Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2015-01-08 19:01:43Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2016-02-13 10:10:10Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2022-10-26 22:56:47Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2023-04-02 13:28:10Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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original description (of Cypraea mappa Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 718 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Leporicypraea mappa huberi Thach, 2017) Thach N.N. (2017). New shells of Southeast Asia. Sea shells & Land snails. Akron, Ohio: 48HrBooks Company. 128 pp.
page(s): 21, figs 1-6 [details]

original description (of Luponia montosa S. R. Roberts, 1870) Roberts, S. R. (1870). Catalogue and synonymy of the genera, species and varieties of recent Mollusca described prior to January 1st, 1867. Part 4 : Porcellanidæ, Amphiperasidæ. Philadelphia, Conchological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences, [1869]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11005257
page(s): 197. [details]

original description (of Cypraea mappa var. panerythra Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 210. [details]

original description (of Cypraea nigricans Crosse, 1875) Crosse, H. (1875). Description d'espèces de mollusques inédites, provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 23(2): 136-141 [7 May 1875]; 23(3): 216-223 [3 August 1875]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674674
page(s): 220, pl. 8, fig. 5, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]

original description (of Cypraea mappa var. cinereoviridescens Bouge, 1961) Bouge, L.J. (1961). Malformations et colorations spécifques chez plusieurs Cypraea de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et de la Polynésie Française. Journal de Conchyliologie. 101(1):3-6. [details]

basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
page(s): 292, pls 61, 62. [details]