WoRMS name details
Cypraea miliaris var. magistra Melvill, 1888
1523212 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1523212)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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): 227, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
page(s): 227, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Japan
type locality contained in Japan (origin: native) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea miliaris var. magistra Melvill, 1888. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1523212 on 2024-04-27
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original description
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): 227, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
additional source Smith, M. (1913). On <i>Cypraea miliaris</i> Gmel., with descriptions of new varieties. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 27(6): 69-70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1752588
page(s): 69 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 263 [details]
page(s): 227, pl. 1, fig. 6 [details]
additional source Smith, M. (1913). On <i>Cypraea miliaris</i> Gmel., with descriptions of new varieties. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 27(6): 69-70., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1752588
page(s): 69 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 263 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
