WoRMS name details
Notocypraea occidentalis Iredale, 1935
534689 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534689)
uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine
(of Notocypraea declivis occidentalis Iredale, 1935) Iredale, T. (1935). Australian cowries. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 8(2): 96-135, pls. 8-9 [28 June 1935]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38709705
page(s): 133 [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Notocypraea occidentalis Iredale, 1935. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534689 on 2025-03-24
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(of Notocypraea declivis occidentalis Iredale, 1935) Iredale, T. (1935). Australian cowries. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 8(2): 96-135, pls. 8-9 [28 June 1935]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38709705
page(s): 133 [details]
basis of record Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]
page(s): 133 [details]
basis of record Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Validity DNA tested by Chris Meyer (CGDP, 2005) (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/) but not recognized as an Evolutionarily Significant Unit (ESU). Until more evidence becomes available to validate it, it should be considered a species inquirenda. [details]
.jpg "To Malacopics (Notocypraea occidentalis Iredale, 1935 Guam, off Piti, at 4.5 m depth, ex coll. J. ...")
