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Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)

1075037 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075037)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Erosariinae (Subfamily)
  10. Naria (Genus)
  11. Naria helvola (Species)
  12. Naria helvola helvola (Subspecies)
accepted
Subspecies
Naria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075037 on 2026-07-21
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075037 on 2026-07-21
Date
action
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2018-03-13 13:49:41Z
created
Bouchet, Philippe
2022-10-26 18:55:58Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce
2023-02-19 18:49:39Z
changed
Marshall, Bruce

original description (of Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Cypraea helvola var. argella Melvill, 1888) 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): 226. [details] 

basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 250, pls 27-29 [details] 
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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To Conchology (Naria helvola helvola DARK) 
To Conchology (Naria helvola helvola DWARF) 
To Conchology (Naria helvola helvola GIANT) 
To Conchology (Naria helvola helvola LARGE) 
To Conchology (Naria helvola helvola SET) 
To Conchology (Naria helvola helvola SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Naria helvola helvola) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria helvola helvola) 
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea helvola var. argella Melvill, 1888)
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