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Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758

216779  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216779)

 unaccepted > superseded combination
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  1. Variety Cypraea mauritiana var. calxequina Melvill & Standen, 1899 accepted as Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  2. Variety Cypraea mauritiana var. cinerea Bouge, 1961 accepted as Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 721 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 
Description A large, heavy, humped shell with a very glossy dome, up to 10 cm. Curved aperture with strong teeth, base flat and...  
Description A large, heavy, humped shell with a very glossy dome, up to 10 cm. Curved aperture with strong teeth, base flat and concave with angular margins. Upper surface brown with light spots, sides and base dark chocolate brown. Habitat: under rocks, in shallow and deep water, near coral reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216779 on 2024-03-19
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1997-02-22 16:55:09Z
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2000-07-18 15:57:33Z
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2010-10-02 22:08:23Z
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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 721 [details]  Available for editors  PDF available [request] 

basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS[details]   
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

From other sources
Description A large, heavy, humped shell with a very glossy dome, up to 10 cm. Curved aperture with strong teeth, base flat and concave with angular margins. Upper surface brown with light spots, sides and base dark chocolate brown. Habitat: under rocks, in shallow and deep water, near coral reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
LanguageName 
English Mauritius cowriehump-backed cowriehumpback cowrie  [details]
German BuckelschneckeBuckelkauri  [details]
Japanese ハチジョウダカラ  [details]