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Notocypraea piperita (Gray, 1825) 
AphiaID: 534638

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Notocypraea (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status
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Rank Species
Parent Notocypraea Schilder, 1927
Synonymised
taxa
  Cypraea bicolor Gaskoin, 1849
Cypraea piperita Gray, 1825 (original combination)
Cypraea piperita var. leucochroa Sullioti, 1924
Erronea angustata piperita (Gray, 1825)
Erronea angustata piperita var. reticulifera Schilder, 1924
Sources  basis of record: Lorenz F. (2005) Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of Notocypraea (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Visaya 1(5):16-21. [details]

additional source: Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]

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 Subspecies Notocypraea piperita piperita (Gray, 1825)

Subspecies Notocypraea piperita bicolor (Gaskoin, 1849) (species inquirenda)
Links To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Image 
Notocypraea piperita
Notocypraea piperita
added on 2012-08-09 - author: Natural History Museum Rotterdam ()
qualitystatus: not checked
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534638
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2010-10-21 07:29:29Z  created  Bouchet, Philippe
  
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  Citation: Bouchet, P. (2013). Notocypraea piperita (Gray, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534638 on 2013-05-22
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