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Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811 
AphiaID: 599809

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) > Cypraeoidea (Superfamily) > Cypraeidae (Family) > Cypraea (Genus)
Status nomen dubium
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811)
Rank Species
Parent Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758
Synonymised
taxa		  Cypraea argus contrastriata Perry, 1811
 Talparia argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811)
Source  status source: Lorenz F. (2012) A new name for Arestorides argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Conchylia 42(1-4): 87-96. [May 2012] [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English pheasant cowry (from synonym)  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Kenya (from synonym) [details] [view taxon]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:599809
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2012-06-08 20:27:30Z  created  Bouchet, Philippe
2012-11-24 01:20:16Z  changed  Moretzsohn, Fabio
  
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  Citation: Moretzsohn, F.; Bouchet, P. (2013). Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599809 on 2013-05-22
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