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Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758

216790  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216790)

  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 erosa (Species)
 unaccepted (original combination)
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  1. Subspecies Cypraea erosa erosa Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  2. Subspecies Cypraea erosa phagedaina Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  3. Variety Cypraea erosa var. carmen M. Smith, 1912 accepted as Naria nebrites (Melvill, 1888)
  4. Variety Cypraea erosa var. chlorizans Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria erosa chlorizans (Melvill, 1888) (basionym)
  5. Variety Cypraea erosa var. galbula J. K. Taylor, 1916 accepted as Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  6. Variety Cypraea erosa var. inocellata Gray, 1825 accepted as Naria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791)
  7. Variety Cypraea erosa var. kaolinica Vredenburg, 1919 accepted as Naria erosa chlorizans (Melvill, 1888)
  8. Variety Cypraea erosa var. lactescens Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 accepted as Naria erosa chlorizans (Melvill, 1888)
  9. Variety Cypraea erosa var. lucida J. K. Taylor, 1916 accepted as Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  10. Variety Cypraea erosa var. nebrites Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria nebrites (Melvill, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  11. Variety Cypraea erosa var. pallens J. K. Taylor, 1916 accepted as Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  12. Variety Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  13. Variety Cypraea erosa var. purissima Vredenburg, 1919 accepted as Naria erosa chlorizans (Melvill, 1888)
  14. Variety Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
  15. Variety Cypraea erosa var. subalba M. Smith, 1912 accepted as Naria nebrites (Melvill, 1888)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Description Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958).  
Description Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216790 on 2025-05-16
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1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
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Vanden Berghe, Edward
2000-09-14 06:49:43Z
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Garcia, Maria
2010-10-02 15:31:39Z
changed
Rosenberg, Gary
2018-03-14 04:58:49Z
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Bouchet, Philippe

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Nomenclature

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

Other

additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Description Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]
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English eroded cowrie  [details]
Japanese コモンダカラ  [details]
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