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WoRMS taxon details

Melicerona listeri melvilli (Hidalgo, 1906)

AphiaID

709309 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:709309)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Subspecies

Parent

Melicerona listeri (J. E. Gray, 1824)

Original name

Cypraea melvilli Hidalgo, 1906

Synonymised names

Cypraea melvilli Hidalgo, 1906 · unaccepted

Melicerona melvilli (Hidalgo, 1906) · unaccepted

Environment

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

Original description

(of Cypraea melvilli Hidalgo, 1906) Hidalgo, J. G. (1906-1907). Monografía de las especies vivientes del género Cypraea. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales de Madrid. 25: 1-240 [Aug. 1906]; 241-588 [Aug. 1907]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4058375
page(s): 179-180 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Melicerona listeri melvilli (Hidalgo, 1906). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=709309 on 2026-06-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2012-10-26 15:39:43Z

created

Moretzsohn, Fabio

2022-10-27 19:11:19Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

2023-05-12 10:56:44Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea melvilli Hidalgo, 1906) Hidalgo, J. G. (1906-1907). Monografía de las especies vivientes del género Cypraea. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales de Madrid. 25: 1-240 [Aug. 1906]; 241-588 [Aug. 1907]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4058375
page(s): 179-180 [details]

basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
page(s): 578 [details]