WoRMS taxon details
Erronea nymphae (J. C. Jay, 1850)
584689 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:584689)
accepted
Species
Cypraea carnicolor Mörch, 1852 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea onyx var. fulva J. E. Gray, 1828 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea onyx var. nymphae J. C. Jay, 1850 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Erronea (Adusta) nymphae (J. C. Jay, 1850) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea onyx var. nymphae J. C. Jay, 1850) Jay, J. C. (1850). <i>A catalogue of the shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system, with their authorities, synonymes, and references to works where figured or described, contained in the collection of John C. Jay</i>. Ed. 4. New York. 459 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13133875
page(s): 391. [details]
page(s): 391. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Erronea nymphae (J. C. Jay, 1850). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584689 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea onyx var. nymphae J. C. Jay, 1850) Jay, J. C. (1850). <i>A catalogue of the shells, arranged according to the Lamarckian system, with their authorities, synonymes, and references to works where figured or described, contained in the collection of John C. Jay</i>. Ed. 4. New York. 459 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13133875
page(s): 391. [details]
original description (of Cypraea onyx var. fulva J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J.E. (1828). Additions and corrections to a monograph on Cypraea, a genus of testaceous Mollusca. <em>The Zoologivcal Journal.</em> 4(14), 66–88. (July)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27484982
page(s): 76 [details]
original description (of Cypraea carnicolor Mörch, 1852) Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 116 [details]
basis of record Bergonzoni M. (2013) Let's make some order in the <i>Erronea onyx</i> species complex. <i>Beautifulcowries Magazine</i> 4: 31-59. [details]
page(s): 391. [details]
original description (of Cypraea onyx var. fulva J. E. Gray, 1828) Gray, J.E. (1828). Additions and corrections to a monograph on Cypraea, a genus of testaceous Mollusca. <em>The Zoologivcal Journal.</em> 4(14), 66–88. (July)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27484982
page(s): 76 [details]
original description (of Cypraea carnicolor Mörch, 1852) Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). <i>Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora</i>, 170 pp. [1852]; <i>Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata</i>, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/12921
page(s): 116 [details]
basis of record Bergonzoni M. (2013) Let's make some order in the <i>Erronea onyx</i> species complex. <i>Beautifulcowries Magazine</i> 4: 31-59. [details]
Other
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 536 [details]
page(s): 536 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
