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Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 181664)
To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 181664)

530884  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:530884)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Luriinae (Subfamily)
  10. Austrocypraeini (Tribe)
  11. Lyncina (Genus)
  12. Lyncina vitellus (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 721 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2025) Hong Kong Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530884 on 2026-04-06
Astudillo, J. C.; Williams, G. A.; Leung, K. M. Y.; Cannicci, S.; Yasuhara, M.; Yau, C.; Qiu, J-W.; Ang, P. O.; To, A. W. L.; Shea, S. K. H. (Eds.) (2026). Hong Kong Register of Marine Species. Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/hkrms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530884 on 2026-04-06
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2010-10-08 20:18:53Z
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Rosenberg, Gary
2020-04-05 20:43:33Z
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Marshall, Bruce

original description (of ) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787
page(s): 721 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (HKRMS) Tsi, C. Y. & Ma, S. T. (1982). A preliminary checklist of the marine gastropoda and Bivalvia (Mollusca) of Hong Kong and southern China. In: Proceedings of the first international marine biological workshop: The marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and southern China (ed. Morton, B.), vol. 1, pp431-458. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. [details] 

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): 376 [details] 
 
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To ANSP Malacology Collection in GBIF (catalog no. 181664) 
To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) 
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus BULLA STAGE) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus DARK) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus DWARF) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus ELONGATE) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus FREAK) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus GIANT) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus GLOBOSE) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus LARGE) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus OVERGLAZE) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus SET) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus SPECIAL COLOR SET) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Lyncina vitellus) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lyncina vitellus) 
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 20 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) India, Tamil Nadu, Ramesvaram, by dredging, collec... 
To Malacopics (Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Maluku, Saparua, Mahu, in muddy areas, ... 
To Malacopics (Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, Marau Sound, Honiara... 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
From editor or global species database
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