WoRMS

WoRMS name details

Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791)

AphiaID

216865 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216865)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Callistocypraea aurantium (Gmelin, 1791)

Rank

Species

Parent

Lyncina Troschel, 1863

Original name

Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Cypraea aurantium 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): 3403 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216865 on 2026-06-04

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1998-05-27 06:41:24Z

created

Fondo, Esther

2010-10-09 22:37:13Z

checked

Bouchet, Philippe

2018-04-20 05:31:26Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2023-04-23 09:42:55Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea aurantium 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): 3403 [details]

basis of record Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]