WoRMS name details
Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817
216813 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216813)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
Cypraea gangrenosa [sic] · unaccepted (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. amoena F. A. Schilder, 1927 accepted as Naria boivinii (Kiener, 1844) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. annosa Vayssière, 1905 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. melanosema Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. obesa Fulton, 1930 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. annosa Vayssière, 1905 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. melanosema Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Variety Cypraea gangranosa var. obesa Fulton, 1930 accepted as Naria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 465 [details]
page(s): 465 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216813 on 2023-06-03
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original description
Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. John and Arthur Arch, London, Vol. 1: 1-580 pp.; Vol. 2: 581-1092 pp. + index [29 pp.]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11670899
page(s): 465 [details]
basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 66 [details]
page(s): 465 [details]
basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 66 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
