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Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758)

To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea errones var. chrysophaea Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00269)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea errones var. chrysophaea Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00269)

216859  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216859)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Erroneinae (Subfamily)
  10. Erroneini (Tribe)
  11. Erronea (Genus)
  12. Erronea errones (Species)
accepted
Species
Cypraea (Erronea) errones Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea (Erronea) errones errones Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea (Luponia) errones Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea (Luponia) errones f. compressa Dautzenberg, 1903 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea (Luponia) errones var. pallidor Dautzenberg, 1903 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea caerulescens Schröter, 1804 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea coxi Brazier, 1872 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (original combination)
Cypraea errones errones Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea errones var. bimaculata J. E. Gray, 1824 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea errones var. chrysophaea Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea oblonga Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea pusilla Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erronea errones azurea F. A. Schilder, 1968 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erronea errones var. fusca Coen, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erronea magerrones Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erronea magerrones proba Iredale, 1939 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erronea nimisserans Iredale, 1935 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erronea nimisserans kalavo W. R. Steadman & Cotton, 1943 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erronea nimisserans vivili W. R. Steadman & Cotton, 1943 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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(of Cypraea errones 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): 723 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216859 on 2026-06-02
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1997-08-08 05:35:53Z
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Onyango, Eunice
2010-10-06 21:11:21Z
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Rosenberg, Gary

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea errones 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): 723 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Erronea errones azurea F. A. Schilder, 1968) Schilder, F. A. (1968). Zur kenntnis der Cypraeidae (13. Eine mutation von <i>Erronea errones</i> (Linnaeus)). <em>Archiv für Molluskenkunde.</em> 98 (1/2): 73-75, figs. 1-2., available online at https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Archiv-fuer-Molluskenkunde_98_0073-0075.pdf [details] 

original description (of Cypraea coxi Brazier, 1872) Brazier, J. (1872). Description of three new species of marine shells from Australia. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 1872: 616-617., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28612044
page(s): 617, pl. 46, fig. 3 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea errones var. chrysophaea 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): 229. [details] 

original description (of Erronea nimisserans Iredale, 1935) Iredale, T. (1935). Australian cowries. <em>The Australian Zoologist.</em> 8(2): 96-135, pls. 8-9 [28 June 1935]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38709705
page(s): 130, pl. 9 fig. 1a-b. [details] 

original description (of Erronea nimisserans vivili W. R. Steadman & Cotton, 1943) Steadman, W. R. & Cotton, B. C. (1943). The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 7: 309-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40980517
page(s): 324. [details] 

original description (of Erronea nimisserans kalavo W. R. Steadman & Cotton, 1943) Steadman, W. R. & Cotton, B. C. (1943). The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 7: 309-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40980517
page(s): 324. [details] 

original description (of Cypraea errones var. bimaculata J. E. Gray, 1824) 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): 385 [details] 

original description (of Erronea errones var. fusca Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 17 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cypraea oblonga Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3416 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cypraea pusilla Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3421 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cypraea caerulescens Schröter, 1804) Schröter, J. S. (1801-1806). Neue Conchylienarten und Abänderungen, Anmerkungen, und Berichtigungen nach dem Linnéischen System, der XII. Ausgabe. <em>Archiv für Zoologie und Zootomie.</em> 2(1): 82-110 [1801]; 2(2): 107-148 [1802]; 3(1): 125-166 [1802]; 3(2): 33-78 [1803]; 4(1): 7-44 [1804]; 4(2): 137-160 [1805]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13758320
page(s): 4(1): 13 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea (Luponia) errones f. compressa Dautzenberg, 1903) Dautzenberg, P. (1903). Révision des Cypraeidae de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 50: 291-384 ["1902"; 16 January 1903]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319123
page(s): 349, pl. 7, figs 13, 14 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea (Luponia) errones var. pallidor Dautzenberg, 1903) Dautzenberg, P. (1903). Révision des Cypraeidae de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 50: 291-384 ["1902"; 16 January 1903]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319123
page(s): 349 [details] 

original description (of Erronea magerrones Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Australian Cowries: Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(3): 297-323, 3 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926931#page/359/mode/1up
page(s): 322, pl. 29, figs 31, 32 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Erronea magerrones proba Iredale, 1939) Iredale, T. (1939). Australian Cowries: Part II. <em>Australian Zoologist.</em> 9(3): 297-323, 3 pl., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38926931#page/359/mode/1up
page(s): 322, pl. 29, figs 33, 34 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

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): 541, pls 271-273 [details] 

Other

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
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LanguageName 
English wandering cowrie [from synonym]mistaken cowrie  [details]
German Wandernde Kauri [from synonym]Falsche Kauri  [details]
Japanese ナツメモドキ  [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (12 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Erronea errones errones (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (49 publications) (from synonym Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Erronea errones errones (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Conchology (Erronea errones BLOTCHED) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones BLUE) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones CALLOUSED) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones DWARF) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones f. azurea) (from synonym Erronea errones azurea F. A. Schilder, 1968)
To Conchology (Erronea errones f. bimaculata) (from synonym Erronea errones bimaculata (J. E. Gray, 1824))
To Conchology (Erronea errones FREAK) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones GIANT) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones LARGE) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones OVERGLAZE) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Erronea errones) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erronea errones) 
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea errones var. chrysophaea Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00269) (from synonym Cypraea errones var. chrysophaea Melvill, 1888)
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 39 proteins) 
To GenBank (19 nucleotides; 39 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, Western Australia, Broome) 
To Malacopics (Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, Western Australia, Broome, ex coll. J. ... 
To Malacopics (Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram) 
To Malacopics (Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Eastern Visayas, Samar Island, ex col... 
To Malacopics (Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Malaita, Ata‘a) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea errones Linnaeus, 1758)
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