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Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorMauritia scurra scurra (Gmelin, 1791) 
AphiaID: 224003

Classification: Biota > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorAnimalia (Kingdom) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorMollusca (Phylum) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorGastropoda (Class) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCaenogastropoda (Subclass) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorLittorinimorpha (Order) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCypraeoidea (Superfamily) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCypraeidae (Family) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorMauritia (Genus) > Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorMauritia scurra (Species)
Status accepted
Rank Subspecies
Parent Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorMauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonymised
taxa		  Checked: verified by a taxonomic editorCypraea scurra scurra Gmelin, 1791
Source  basis of record Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar 20: 1-292, pls 1-40. [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorJestter cowryUnreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorgreen-spotted cowry  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution 
From other sources
Kenya
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorKenya [details]
Mozambique
Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorMozambique [details]
Link Unreviewed: has not been verified by a taxonomic editorTo GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) 
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:224003
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-08-08 05:35:53Z  created  Onyango, Eunice
2011-08-24 13:49:45Z  changed  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Mauritia scurra scurra (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224003 on 2014-03-12
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