WoRMS taxon details
Mauritia Troschel, 1863
204716 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204716)
accepted
Genus
Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)
Arabica Jousseaume, 1884 · unaccepted
Cypraea (Mauritia) Troschel, 1863 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Etronsa Jousseaume, 1886 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym of...)
junior objective synonym of Mauritia
Maurina Jousseaume, 1884 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym of...)
junior objective synonym of Mauritia
Mauritia (Arabica) Jousseaume, 1884 · unaccepted
Mauritia (Mauritia) Troschel, 1863 · unaccepted
Mauxiena Jousseaume, 1884 · unaccepted (junior objective synonym of...)
junior objective synonym of Mauritia
- Species Mauritia anhtuani Thach, 2025
- Species Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mauritia depressa (J. E. Gray, 1824)
- Species Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833)
- Species Mauritia gibba Coen, 1949
- Species Mauritia grayana F. A. Schilder, 1930
- Species Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Mauritia huenguyenae Thach, 2025
- Species Mauritia maculifera F. A. Schilder, 1932
- Species Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
- Subgenus Mauritia (Arabica) Jousseaume, 1884 accepted as Mauritia Troschel, 1863
- Species Mauritia (Arabica) arabica (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Mauritia arabica (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Mauritia (Arabica) depressa (J. E. Gray, 1824) accepted as Mauritia depressa depressa (J. E. Gray, 1824)
- Species Mauritia (Arabica) eglantina (Duclos, 1833) accepted as Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833)
- Species Mauritia (Arabica) histrio (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Mauritia (Arabica) maculifera F. A. Schilder, 1932 accepted as Mauritia maculifera F. A. Schilder, 1932
- Subgenus Mauritia (Leporicypraea) Iredale, 1930 accepted as Leporicypraea Iredale, 1930
- Species Mauritia (Leporicypraea) mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subgenus Mauritia (Mauritia) Troschel, 1863 accepted as Mauritia Troschel, 1863
- Species Mauritia mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent + fossil
feminine
(of Cypraea (Mauritia) Troschel, 1863) Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 249-409, pls 1- 32. [1: 1-72, pls 1-4, 1856; 73-112, pls 5-8, 1857; 113-152, pls 9-12, 1858; 153-196, pls 13-16, 1861; i-viii, 197-252, pls 17-20, 1863. Vol 2: 1-48, pls 1-4, Dec. 1865; 49-96, pls 5-8, Dec 1867; 97-132, pls 9-12, 1869; 133-180, pls 13-16, 1875; 181-216, pls 17-20, 18 Sept. 1878; 217-246, pls 21-24, 2 Sept. 1879; 249-334, pls 25-28, 1891 {by Thiele}; i-ix, 337-409, pls 29-32, 1893 {by Thiele}. [Dates of publication from Robertson, 1957, Nautilus 70(4): 136-138]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11262
page(s): 205, 208 [details]
page(s): 205, 208 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Mauritia Troschel, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204716 on 2026-03-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Arabica Jousseaume, 1884) Jousseaume, F. (1884). Division des Cypraeidae. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 6(52): 414-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33927566
page(s): 414 [details]
original description (of Maurina Jousseaume, 1884) Jousseaume, F. (1884). Division des Cypraeidae. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 6(52): 414-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33927566
page(s): 414 [details]
original description (of Cypraea (Mauritia) Troschel, 1863) Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 249-409, pls 1- 32. [1: 1-72, pls 1-4, 1856; 73-112, pls 5-8, 1857; 113-152, pls 9-12, 1858; 153-196, pls 13-16, 1861; i-viii, 197-252, pls 17-20, 1863. Vol 2: 1-48, pls 1-4, Dec. 1865; 49-96, pls 5-8, Dec 1867; 97-132, pls 9-12, 1869; 133-180, pls 13-16, 1875; 181-216, pls 17-20, 18 Sept. 1878; 217-246, pls 21-24, 2 Sept. 1879; 249-334, pls 25-28, 1891 {by Thiele}; i-ix, 337-409, pls 29-32, 1893 {by Thiele}. [Dates of publication from Robertson, 1957, Nautilus 70(4): 136-138]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11262
page(s): 205, 208 [details]
original description (of Etronsa Jousseaume, 1886) Jousseaume, F. (1886). Coquilles marines des côtes d'Abyssinie et de Zanzibar recueillies par M. Raffray en 1873 et en 1874. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 8(28): 220-222., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33931150
page(s): 220. [details]
original description (of Mauxiena Jousseaume, 1884) Jousseaume, F. (1884). Étude sur la famille des Cypraeidae. <em>Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 9: 81-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35675554
page(s): 89. [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): 302. [details]
page(s): 414 [details]
original description (of Maurina Jousseaume, 1884) Jousseaume, F. (1884). Division des Cypraeidae. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 6(52): 414-415., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33927566
page(s): 414 [details]
original description (of Cypraea (Mauritia) Troschel, 1863) Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). <i>Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification</i>. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 249-409, pls 1- 32. [1: 1-72, pls 1-4, 1856; 73-112, pls 5-8, 1857; 113-152, pls 9-12, 1858; 153-196, pls 13-16, 1861; i-viii, 197-252, pls 17-20, 1863. Vol 2: 1-48, pls 1-4, Dec. 1865; 49-96, pls 5-8, Dec 1867; 97-132, pls 9-12, 1869; 133-180, pls 13-16, 1875; 181-216, pls 17-20, 18 Sept. 1878; 217-246, pls 21-24, 2 Sept. 1879; 249-334, pls 25-28, 1891 {by Thiele}; i-ix, 337-409, pls 29-32, 1893 {by Thiele}. [Dates of publication from Robertson, 1957, Nautilus 70(4): 136-138]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11262
page(s): 205, 208 [details]
original description (of Etronsa Jousseaume, 1886) Jousseaume, F. (1886). Coquilles marines des côtes d'Abyssinie et de Zanzibar recueillies par M. Raffray en 1873 et en 1874. <em>Le Naturaliste.</em> 8(28): 220-222., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33931150
page(s): 220. [details]
original description (of Mauxiena Jousseaume, 1884) Jousseaume, F. (1884). Étude sur la famille des Cypraeidae. <em>Bulletin de la Société zoologique de France.</em> 9: 81-100., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35675554
page(s): 89. [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): 302. [details]
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