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Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758)

Luria lurida
Luria lurida

139499 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:139499)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Luriinae (Subfamily)
  10. Luriini (Tribe)
  11. Luria (Genus)
  12. Luria lurida (Species)
accepted
Species
Cypraea amethistina O. G. Costa, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea aurora Monterosato, 1897 · unaccepted > junior homonym (not Donovan, 1823)
Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cypraea lurida congiunta Settepassi, 1977 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Cypraea lurida elongata Settepassi, 1977 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Cypraea lurida immaculata Settepassi, 1977 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Cypraea lurida var. albida O. G. Costa, 1830 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea lurida var. fasciata Monterosato, 1897 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea fasciata Gmelin, 1791

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(of Cypraea lurida 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): 720 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=139499 on 2026-07-02
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Gofas, Serge
2006-03-17 07:58:39Z
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Wambiji, Nina
2008-05-19 18:11:19Z
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Gofas, Serge

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea lurida 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): 720 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cypraea amethistina O. G. Costa, 1830) Costa, O. G. (1830 ["1829"]). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli, pp. 1-8, i-cxxxii, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13047696 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea aurora Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida elongata Settepassi, 1977) Settepassi, F. (1977). Atlante Malacologico. I molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume II. Museo di Zoologia, Roma, 304 pp. [stated date 1971 on frontispiece]. [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida immaculata Settepassi, 1977) Settepassi, F. (1977). Atlante Malacologico. I molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume II. Museo di Zoologia, Roma, 304 pp. [stated date 1971 on frontispiece]. [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida congiunta Settepassi, 1977) Settepassi, F. (1977). Atlante Malacologico. I molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume II. Museo di Zoologia, Roma, 304 pp. [stated date 1971 on frontispiece]. [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. cylindrica Mollerat, 1890) Mollerat E. (1890). Ovulidae et Cypraeidae des côtes maritimes du département du Var. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 7: 103-115., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16122355 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. fulva Mollerat, 1890) Mollerat E. (1890). Ovulidae et Cypraeidae des côtes maritimes du département du Var. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 7: 103-115., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16122355 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. ventricosa Mollerat, 1890) Mollerat E. (1890). Ovulidae et Cypraeidae des côtes maritimes du département du Var. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 7: 103-115., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16122355 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. zonata Mollerat, 1890) Mollerat E. (1890). Ovulidae et Cypraeidae des côtes maritimes du département du Var. <em>Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France.</em> 7: 103-115., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16122355 [details] 

original description (of Luria lurida var. incrassata Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. albida O. G. Costa, 1830) Costa, O. G. (1830 ["1829"]). Catalogo sistematico e ragionato de' testacei delle Due Sicilie. Tipografia della Minerva, Napoli, pp. 1-8, i-cxxxii, pl. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13047696
page(s): LXIX [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. normalis Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. brunnea Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. media Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. cinerea Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. nebulosa Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. fasciata Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. maxima Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. major Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. liburnica Coen, 1933) Coen, G. (1933). Saggio di una Sylloge Molluscorum Adriaticorum. <em>Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano.</em> 192: i-vii, 1-186, pl. 1-10.
page(s): 162 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lurida var. obstructa Coen, 1933) Coen, G. (1933). Saggio di una Sylloge Molluscorum Adriaticorum. <em>Memorie del Regio Comitato Talassografico Italiano.</em> 192: i-vii, 1-186, pl. 1-10.
page(s): 162 [details] 

basis of record Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 180-213., available online at http://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/ocrd/254404.pdf [details] 

Other

context source (WoRCS) Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Rolán E. (2005). Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda. <em>ConchBooks.</em> Hackenheim. ISBN 3-325319-73-2. 455 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 352. [details] 

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

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LanguageName 
Albanian medaljoni i përflaktë  [details]
Catalan porcelanacauri  [details]
English lurid cowriebrown cowry  [details]
French porcelaine livide  [details]
German Braune MausBraune Kauri  [details]
Modern Greek (1453-) Γουρουνίτσα  [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (143 publications) (from synonym Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Luria lurida) 
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758) Malta, Gozo, W Gozo, Dwerja Bay, at 3 m depth, collec... 
To Malacopics (Luria lurida (Linnaeus, 1758) Turkey, Antalya, Side, purchased in shop, collected J... 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea amethistina O. G. Costa, 1830)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea aurora Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida oceanica (F. A. Schilder, 1930))
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida elongata Settepassi, 1977)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida immaculata Settepassi, 1977)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida congiunta Settepassi, 1977)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. cylindrica Mollerat, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. fulva Mollerat, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. ventricosa Mollerat, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. zonata Mollerat, 1890)
To PESI (from synonym Luria lurida var. obstructa (Coen, 1933))
To PESI (from synonym Luria lurida var. incrassata Coen, 1949)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. albida O. G. Costa, 1830)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. normalis Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. brunnea Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. media Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. cinerea Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. nebulosa Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. fasciata Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. maxima Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lurida var. major Pallary, 1900)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea lurida Linnaeus, 1758)
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