WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Cypraea hirundo var. owenii J. E. Gray, 1832) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 1-8, 101-131, fig. 1-181. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432534 page(s): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
original description
(of Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana var. modesta G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899 page(s): 11. [details]
original description
(of Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana var. monstrosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899 page(s): 10, fig. 366. [details]
taxonomy source
Lorenz F. & Chiapponi M. (2005) Revision of the <i>Bistolida owenii</i>-complex (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) with the description of a new subspecies. <i>Visaya</i> 1(5): 22-36. [November 2005] [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): 475 [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy Petit (2009: 24 and 148) attributes this taxon to J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). It was introduced as a variety of Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758. [details]
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cypraea hirundo var. owenii J. E. Gray, 1832)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Bistolida owenii owenii (J. E. Gray, 1832))
To Conchology (Bistolida owenii owenii) (from synonym Bistolida owenii owenii (J. E. Gray, 1832))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bistolida owenii owenii) (from synonym Bistolida owenii owenii (J. E. Gray, 1832))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bistolida owenii)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea modesta G. B. Sowerby 2nd, 1870; Syntype(s); UMZC I.100220) (from synonym Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana var. modesta G. B. Sowerby II, 1870)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea owenii J. E. Gray, 1832)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Bistolida owenii owenii (J. E. Gray, 1832))
To Malacopics (Bistolida owenii (J. E. Gray, 1832) Mauritius, collected 1971--, ex coll. K.P. Hoog...
To Malacopics (Bistolida owenii (J. E. Gray, 1832) Réunion, La Souris Chaude, beached, collected 1...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea hirundo var. owenii J. E. Gray, 1832)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
From editor or global species database
From other sources
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