MolluscaBase taxon details
Staphylaea semiplota (Mighels, 1845)
570724 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:570724)
accepted
Species
Cypraea annae S. R. Roberts, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea polita S. R. Roberts, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cypraea spadix Mighels, 1845 · unaccepted
Cyprea annae S. R. Roberts, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyprea polita S. R. Roberts, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cyprea semiplota Mighels, 1845 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
marine
(of Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845) Mighels, J. W. (1845). Descriptions of shells from the Sandwich Islands, and other localities. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 18-25. Title page dated 1848., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490702
page(s): 24 [details]
page(s): 24 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Staphylaea semiplota (Mighels, 1845). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=570724 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845) Mighels, J. W. (1845). Descriptions of shells from the Sandwich Islands, and other localities. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 18-25. Title page dated 1848., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490702
page(s): 24 [details]
original description (of Cypraea spadix Mighels, 1845) Mighels, J. W. (1845). Descriptions of shells from the Sandwich Islands, and other localities. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 18-25. Title page dated 1848., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490702
page(s): 25 [details]
original description (of Cypraea annae S. R. Roberts, 1869) Roberts, S. R. (1869). Descriptions of two new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 250-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070359
page(s): 250, pl. 15, figs. 4-6 [details]
original description (of Cypraea polita S. R. Roberts, 1868) Roberts, S. R. (1868). Description of a new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 70, pl. 15, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070359#page/90/ [details]
basis of record Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp.
page(s): 212 [details]
additional source Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
page(s): 231 [details]
additional source Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 24 [details]
original description (of Cypraea spadix Mighels, 1845) Mighels, J. W. (1845). Descriptions of shells from the Sandwich Islands, and other localities. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 18-25. Title page dated 1848., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490702
page(s): 25 [details]
original description (of Cypraea annae S. R. Roberts, 1869) Roberts, S. R. (1869). Descriptions of two new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 250-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070359
page(s): 250, pl. 15, figs. 4-6 [details]
original description (of Cypraea polita S. R. Roberts, 1868) Roberts, S. R. (1868). Description of a new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 70, pl. 15, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070359#page/90/ [details]
basis of record Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp.
page(s): 212 [details]
additional source Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
page(s): 231 [details]
additional source Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | half-extending cowry | [details] |
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