WoRMS taxon details
Cribrarula exmouthensis exmouthensis (Melvill, 1888)
579222 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:579222)
accepted
Subspecies
marine
(of Cypraea cribraria var. exmouthensis 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): 229-230. [details]
page(s): 229-230. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cribrarula exmouthensis exmouthensis (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579222 on 2025-03-30
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea cribraria var. exmouthensis 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): 229-230. [details]
basis of record Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar 20: 1-292, pls 1-40. [details]
page(s): 229-230. [details]
basis of record Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar 20: 1-292, pls 1-40. [details]
Other
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
page(s): 506 [details]
page(s): 506 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
- From editor or global species database
- Ningaloo [details]
