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SourceID5971
NameVerdcourt, B. (1954). The cowries of the East African Coast (Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar and Pemba). Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society 22(4) 96: 129-144, 17 pls.
Type Publication
Geographical
term
East Africa
Taxonomic
term
Mollusca
Taxa
(39)
Bernaya fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903) accepted as Barycypraea fultoni (G. B. Sowerby III, 1903) (basis of record)
Bernaya teulerei (Cazenavette, 1846) accepted as Barycypraea teulerei (Cazenavette, 1846) (basis of record)
Blasicrura hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Blasicrura owenii (Sowerby, 1837) accepted as Bistolida owenii (G. B. Sowerby I, 1837) (basis of record)
Blasicrura stolida (Linnaeus) accepted as Bistolida stolida (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Callistocypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus) accepted as Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Cribraria chinensis (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Cribraria cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Cribrarula cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Cribraria cruenta accepted as Ovatipsa chinensis (Gmelin, 1791) (source of synonymy)
Cribraria teres (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Talostolida teres (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Cribraria teres alveolus Tapparone-Canefri, 1882 accepted as Talostolida teres alveolus (Tapparone-Canefri, 1882) (basis of record)
Erosaria gangranosa (Dillwyn, 1817) (basis of record)
Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Erosaria lamarckii (J. E. Gray, 1825) (basis of record)
Erosaria nebrites (Melvill, 1888) (basis of record)
Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Erosaria turdus (Lamarck, 1810) (basis of record)
Erronea onyx (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Luria isabella (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Mauritia depressa (J. E. Gray, 1824) (basis of record)
Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Mauritia mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Monetaria icterina (Lamarck) accepted as Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Palmadusta asellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Palmadusta clandestina (Linnaeus, 1767) (basis of record)
Palmadusta felina (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Melicerona felina (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Palmadusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Palmadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771) accepted as Notadusta punctata (Linnaeus, 1771) (basis of record)
Palmadusta ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Pustularia globulus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810) (basis of record)
Staphylaea nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Nucleolaria nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Talparia argus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Distributions
(53)
East Africa for Bernaya fultoni (Sowerby III, 1903)  (probably not valid)
East Africa for Blasicrura hirundo francisca (Schilder & Schilder, 1933)
East Africa for Blasicrura kieneri kieneri (Hidalgo, 1906)
East Africa for Cypraea carneola sowerbyi Anton, 1838
East Africa for Cypraea tigris tigris Linnaeus, 1758
East Africa for Cypraea vitellus dama Perry, 1811
East Africa for Erosaria caputserpentis caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
East Africa for Erosaria gangranosa reentsii (Dunker, 1852)
East Africa for Erosaria helvola argella (Melvill, 1888)
East Africa for Erosaria lamarckii lamarckii (J. E. Gray, 1825)
East Africa for Erosaria marginalis marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827)
East Africa for Erosaria nebrites (Melvill, 1888)
East Africa for Erosaria turdus turdus (Lamarck, 1810)
East Africa for Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)
East Africa for Luria isabella isabella (Linnaeus, 1758)
East Africa for Mauritia arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939
East Africa for Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)
East Africa for Mauritia mauritiana mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
East Africa for Monetaria annulus camelorum (Rochebrune, 1884)
East Africa for Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
East Africa for Ovatipsa chinensis violacea (Rous, 1905)
East Africa for Palmadusta asellus asellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
East Africa for Palmadusta clandestina passerina (Melvill, 1888)
East Africa for Palmadusta diluculum diluculum (Reeve, 1845)
East Africa for Palmadusta felina felina (Gmelin, 1791)
East Africa for Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg, 1932)
East Africa for Talparia talpa imperialis (Schilder & Schilder, 1938)
Kenya for Blasicrura stolida diauges (Melvill, 1888)
Kenya for Cribraria cricraria comma (Perry)
Kenya for Cribraria teres alveolus Tapparone-Canefri, 1882
Kenya for Cypraea lynx lynx Linnaeus, 1758
Kenya for Erosaria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kenya for Erosaria poraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kenya for Erronea onyx adusta (Lamarck, 1810)
Kenya for Mauritia scurra scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Kenya for Palmadusta fimbriata durbanensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938
Kenya for Palmadusta ziczac misella (Perry, 1811)
Kenya for Pustularia globosus (Linnaeus)
Kenya for Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791)
Kenya for Talparia argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811)
Madagascar for Blasicrura owenii (Sowerby, 1837)
Mauritius for Blasicrura owenii (Sowerby, 1837)
Mozambique for Mauritia scurra scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Red Sea for Cypraea pantherina pantherina Lightfoot, 1786
Red Sea for Erosaria turdus turdus (Lamarck, 1810)
Seychelles for Mauritia depressa dispersa Schilder & Schilder, 1939
Seychelles for Pustularia globosus (Linnaeus)
Tanzania for Bernaya teulerei (Cazenavette, 1846)  (probably not valid)
Tanzania for Callistocypraea testudinaria ingens Schilder
Tanzania for Cypraea pantherina pantherina Lightfoot, 1786  (not certain)
Tanzania for Erosaria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tanzania for Mauritia depressa dispersa Schilder & Schilder, 1939
Tanzania for Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791)
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