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Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791) 
AphiaID: 216865

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Lyncina (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Lyncina Troschel, 1861
Synonymised
taxa		  Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Source  basis of record: Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English golden cowrie  [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
Images 
Lyncina aurantium
Lyncina aurantium
added on 2012-08-09 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: checked by Moretzsohn, Fabio on 2013-05-22 22:48:03

Lyncina aurantium
Lyncina aurantium
added on 2012-08-09 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: checked by Moretzsohn, Fabio on 2013-05-22 22:48:10
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216865
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1998-05-27 06:41:24Z  created  Fondo, Esther
2010-10-09 22:37:13Z  checked  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216865 on 2013-05-26
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