WoRMS name details

Cypraea tigris var. chionia Melvill, 1888

1250520  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1250520)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Cypraeinae (Subfamily)
  10. Cypraeini (Tribe)
  11. Cypraea (Genus)
  12. Cypraea tigris (Species)
  13. Cypraea tigris var. chionia (Variety)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 212 [details]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea tigris var. chionia Melvill, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1250520 on 2024-04-24
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2018-05-01 08:30:13Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2023-03-30 09:38:26Z
changed
Herbert, David

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original description Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 212 [details]   

additional source Fulton, H. C. (1929). Notes on some varieties of <i>Cypraea tigris</i> Linné, and <i>Cypraea vinosa</i> Gmelin. <em>Journal of Conchology, London.</em> 18(10): 288-291., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63095899
page(s): 290 [details]   

source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 282. [details]   

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