WoRMS name details

Cypraea alleni Ostergaard, 1950

1525563  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1525563)

 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ostergaard, J. M. (1950). A new species of <i>Cypraea</i> from Hawaii. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 63(4): 111-112, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520592 [details]   
Type locality contained in Kauai Island, Hawaiian Islands  
type locality contained in Kauai Island [details]
type locality contained in Hawaiian Islands (origin: native[details]
Note "a depth of about 80 feet, one mile from...  
Type locality "a depth of about 80 feet, one mile from Nawiliwili Bay, and about 1500 years off the leeward shore of the Island of Kauai" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea alleni Ostergaard, 1950. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1525563 on 2024-03-28
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original description Ostergaard, J. M. (1950). A new species of <i>Cypraea</i> from Hawaii. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 63(4): 111-112, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520592 [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): 258 [details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From editor or global species database
Type locality "a depth of about 80 feet, one mile from Nawiliwili Bay, and about 1500 years off the leeward shore of the Island of Kauai" [details]