WoRMS taxon details
Naria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758)
1079115 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1079115)
accepted
Species
Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea ocellata var. brunnea J. E. Gray, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea ocellata var. calopthalma Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted
Cypraea ocellata var. palatha Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea ocellata var. pretiosa Melvill, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Naria ocellata var. quasimodoi Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 · unaccepted > unavailable name (name established at...)
name established at infrasubspecific rank
- Variety Naria ocellata var. quasimodoi Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024 accepted as Naria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > unavailable name, name established at infrasubspecific rank)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 724 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 724 [details] Available for editors
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MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Naria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1079115 on 2026-06-03
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 724 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. calopthalma 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): 236. [details]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. brunnea J. E. 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 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 505 [details]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. palatha 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): 224, pl. 1, fig. 14 [details]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. pelidna Melvill & Standen, 1904) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1904). The Cypraeidae of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exhibited in Mr. F.W. Townsend's collections, 1893-1904. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11 (4): 117-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651005
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. pretiosa Melvill, 1905) Melvill, J.C. (1905). Four colour varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11(6): 192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651088 [details]
original description (of Naria ocellata var. quasimodoi 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): 19, pl. 6 figs 1-6 [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): 260, pl. 38 [details]
page(s): 724 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. calopthalma 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): 236. [details]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. brunnea J. E. 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 at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 505 [details]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. palatha 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): 224, pl. 1, fig. 14 [details]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. pelidna Melvill & Standen, 1904) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1904). The Cypraeidae of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exhibited in Mr. F.W. Townsend's collections, 1893-1904. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11 (4): 117-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651005
page(s): 120 [details]
original description (of Cypraea ocellata var. pretiosa Melvill, 1905) Melvill, J.C. (1905). Four colour varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11(6): 192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651088 [details]
original description (of Naria ocellata var. quasimodoi 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): 19, pl. 6 figs 1-6 [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): 260, pl. 38 [details]
Other
additional source
Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 78, fig. 271 [details]
page(s): 78, fig. 271 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | ocellated cowrie [from synonym]ocellate cowrie [from synonym] | [details] |
| German | Augenfleck-Kauri [from synonym] | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) (from synonym Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Naria ocellata CALLOUSED)
To Conchology (Naria ocellata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria ocellata)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea ocellata var. calophthalma Melvill, 1888; Holotype; MANCH.EE.7691) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea ocellata var. palatha Melvill, 1888; Lectotype; MANCH.EE.7825) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata var. palatha Melvill, 1888)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea ocellata var. pelidna Melvill & Standen, 1904; Lectotype; MANCH.EE.7826) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata var. pelidna Melvill & Standen, 1904)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) Oman, Gulf of Oman)
To Malacopics (Naria ocellata (Linnaeus,1758) Somalia)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (33 publications) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Naria ocellata CALLOUSED)
To Conchology (Naria ocellata)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria ocellata)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea ocellata var. calophthalma Melvill, 1888; Holotype; MANCH.EE.7691) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea ocellata var. palatha Melvill, 1888; Lectotype; MANCH.EE.7825) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata var. palatha Melvill, 1888)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea ocellata var. pelidna Melvill & Standen, 1904; Lectotype; MANCH.EE.7826) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata var. pelidna Melvill & Standen, 1904)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758) Oman, Gulf of Oman)
To Malacopics (Naria ocellata (Linnaeus,1758) Somalia)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea ocellata Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Erosaria ocellata (Linnaeus, 1758))
