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Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888)

216848  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216848)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 193-194, 221, 222, pl. 2, fig, 19. [details]   
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216848 on 2024-04-20
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2024). African Register of Marine Species. Cypraeovula amphithales (Melvill, 1888). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216848 on 2024-04-20
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1998-03-11 10:30:17Z
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2011-12-16 01:53:09Z
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2023-04-24 08:33:31Z
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original description  (of Cypraea amphithales Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 193-194, 221, 222, pl. 2, fig, 19. [details]   

basis of record Berry, L. E. (1954). Africa's rarest cowries. <em>JEANHS XXII.</em> 95: 82-85. [details]   

additional source Steyn, D. G.; Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore Shells of Southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 Gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 44 [details]   

source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 425 [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality