WoRMS taxon details
Arestorides argus contracasta Lorenz, 2012
599808 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:599808)
accepted
Subspecies
Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) · unaccepted
Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 · uncertain > nomen dubium
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lorenz F. (2012) A new name for <i>Arestorides argus contrastriata</i> (Perry, 1811) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <i>Conchylia</i> 42(1-4): 87-96. [May 2012] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Arestorides argus contracasta Lorenz, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599808 on 2026-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Lorenz F. (2012) A new name for <i>Arestorides argus contrastriata</i> (Perry, 1811) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <i>Conchylia</i> 42(1-4): 87-96. [May 2012] [details]
original description (of Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
original description (of Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832 [details]
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additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 365 [details]
page(s): 365 [details]
To Conchology (Arestorides argus contracasta DWARF)
To Conchology (Arestorides argus contracasta)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arestorides argus contrastriata) (from synonym Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811))
To Malacopics (Arestorides argus contrastriata Lorenz, 2012 Kenya, Coast, Mombasa)
To Conchology (Arestorides argus contracasta)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Arestorides argus contrastriata) (from synonym Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811))
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811))
To Malacopics (Arestorides argus contrastriata Lorenz, 2012 Kenya, Coast, Mombasa)
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