WoRMS name details
Cypraea undata var. buttoni I. Oldroyd, 1916
845767 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:845767)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Oldroyd, I. S. (1916). A new variety of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 29(9): 107-108., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27052982 [details]
Type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Fred L. Button (1856-1927).
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Fred L. Button (1856-1927). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea undata var. buttoni I. Oldroyd, 1916. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=845767 on 2025-04-02
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Nomenclature
original description
Oldroyd, I. S. (1916). A new variety of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 29(9): 107-108., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27052982 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Coan E.V. & Kellogg M.G. (1990). The malacological contributions of Ida Shepard Oldroyd and Tom Shaw Oldroyd. <em>The Veliger.</em> 33(2): 174-184. [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): 457 [details]
page(s): 457 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the American conchologist, Fred L. Button (1856-1927). [details]
