WoRMS taxon details
original description
Azuma M. & Kurohara K. (1967). A new cowry collected off Midway island. <em>Venus.</em> 26(1): 1-4., available online at https://doi.org/10.18941/venusjjm.26.1_1 page(s): 2, textfig. 1, pl. 1 [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): 213 [details]
additional source
Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. page(s): 109 [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology Species incorrectly named after Midway Atoll, where it was originally believed to occur. It actually lives between southern Japan and northern Philippines (according to Lorenz and Hubert, 2000). [details]
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