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Pustularia cicercula takahashii Moretzsohn, 2007

458775  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:458775)

accepted
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Moretzsohn F. (2007) A new subspecies of <i>Pustularia cicercula</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. <i>Visaya</i> 2(1): 43-53. [May 2007] [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Note The type locality of Pustularia cicercula...  
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Type material The type locality of Pustularia cicercula takahashii is Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii. The type specimen is deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, USNM 1090937. The holotype was collected by Chris Takahashi at 35 ft, under ledges on white and orange sponge alongside orange cup coral [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Pustularia cicercula takahashii Moretzsohn, 2007. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458775 on 2024-07-12
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2010-02-16 10:18:40Z
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2011-04-04 18:49:32Z
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2011-07-23 09:55:03Z
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2011-11-10 00:14:28Z
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2022-10-27 19:11:19Z
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2023-04-24 08:33:31Z
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original description Moretzsohn F. (2007) A new subspecies of <i>Pustularia cicercula</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) from the Hawaiian Islands. <i>Visaya</i> 2(1): 43-53. [May 2007] [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Lorenz F. (2014). Monograph of the genus <i>Pustularia</i> (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Harxheim: ConchBooks. 130 pp.  [details]   

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): 387 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

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Additional information See photo below by David Lum of several live specimens of Pustularia cicercula takahashii collected in Hawaii by David Lum on a single dive in 2006. Note that the typical pustulose P. cicercula is rare in Hawaii, while the smooth form is more common, hence its description as a subspecies of P. cicercula [details]

Type material The type locality of Pustularia cicercula takahashii is Haleiwa, Oahu, Hawaii. The type specimen is deposited in the Smithsonian Institution, USNM 1090937. The holotype was collected by Chris Takahashi at 35 ft, under ledges on white and orange sponge alongside orange cup coral [details]
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English high-bridge chickpea cowrie  [details]