(ofCypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791)Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5[details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1079152 on 2025-07-16
original description(ofCypraea erosa var. inocellata Gray, 1825)Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798 page(s): 1: 504 [details]
original description(ofCypraea miliaris Gmelin, 1791)Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online athttp://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5[details]
original description(ofCypraea miliaris var. magistra 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 athttps://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543 page(s): 227, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
original description(ofNaria miliaris var. bonfantinii Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024)Chiapponi, M. & Lorenz, F. (2024). <i>Cowry shells. New subspecies and variations. Musings and anecdotes. A gallery of growth stages.</i> Molluscan Scirence, volume 6. 180 pp. ConchBooks. page(s): 20,pl. 6 figs 7-9 [details]
basis of recordLorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp. page(s): 263, pls 41-42 [details]
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