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Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811

216787  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216787)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
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  1. Variety Cypraea camelopardalis var. supertecta Sulliotti, 1924 accepted as Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 19, fig. 5 [details]   
Type locality contained in Red Sea  
type locality contained in Red Sea [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea camelopardalis Perry, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216787 on 2024-03-29
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1997-06-07 07:51:36Z
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2010-10-03 15:39:41Z
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2023-04-23 13:43:37Z
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original description Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 19, fig. 5 [details]   

basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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English giraffe cowrie  [details]
German Giraffenkauri  [details]