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Name

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.

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Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 (additional source)
Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791) (additional source)

English miraculous cowry [from synonym] for Nesiocypraea aenigma Lorenz, 2002

Taxonomy

for Cypraeovula algoensis var. sanfrancisca Chiapponi, 1999

Lorenz (2002) calls it a variety and says it connects Cypraeovula edentula and algoensis both conchologically and ... [details]

Taxonomy

for Cypraeovula coronata gloriosa Shikama, 1971

Lorenz and Hubert (2000) considered gloriosa as a form or variation of Cypraeovula coronata, but Lorenz (2002) ... [details]

Taxonomy

for Cypraeovula coronata immaculata Raybaudi, 1986

Lorenz and Hubert (2000) considered immaculata as a form or variation of Cypraeovula coronata, but Lorenz (2002) ... [details]

Taxonomy

for Zonaria angelicae var. petiformis Lorenz & F. Huber, 1993

Lorenz (2002) states that "Along with petitiana, angelicae was formerly considered a subspecies of pyrum, which is ... [details]

Taxonomy

for Zonaria pyrum angelicae (Clover, 1974)

This taxon has been considered both as a valid species by some authors (e.g. Lorenz and Hubert, 2000) but a ... [details]

Validity

for Muracypraea mus tristensis (Petuch, 1987)

The validity of this taxon remains to be confirmed. Lorenz (2002) says: An unusual population was recently ... [details]