African Register of Marine Species (AfReMaS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Lyncina Troschel, 1863

AphiaID

204305 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204305)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) (type by subsequent designation)

Parent

Austrocypraeini Iredale, 1935

Original name

Cypraea (Lyncina) Troschel, 1863

Direct children (10)

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Species Lyncina camelopardalis (G. Perry, 1811)
Species Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lyncina leviathan (M. Schilder & F. A. Schilder, 1937)
Species Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lyncina propinqua (Garrett, 1879)
Species Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lyncina argus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Arestorides argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Callistocypraea aurantium (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Lyncina broderipii (J. E. Gray, 1832) accepted as Callistocypraea broderipii (J. E. Gray, 1832) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Lyncina nivosa (Broderip, 1827) accepted as Callistocypraea nivosa (Broderip, 1827)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

(of ) Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 249-409, pls 1- 32. [1: 1-72, pls 1-4, 1856; 73-112, pls 5-8, 1857; 113-152, pls 9-12, 1858; 153-196, pls 13-16, 1861; i-viii, 197-252, pls 17-20, 1863. Vol 2: 1-48, pls 1-4, Dec. 1865; 49-96, pls 5-8, Dec 1867; 97-132, pls 9-12, 1869; 133-180, pls 13-16, 1875; 181-216, pls 17-20, 18 Sept. 1878; 217-246, pls 21-24, 2 Sept. 1879; 249-334, pls 25-28, 1891 {by Thiele}; i-ix, 337-409, pls 29-32, 1893 {by Thiele}. [Dates of publication from Robertson, 1957, Nautilus 70(4): 136-138]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11262
page(s): 205, 208 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Lyncina Troschel, 1863. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2021) African Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204305 on 2026-07-02

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Lyncina Troschel, 1863. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204305 on 2026-07-02

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-22 06:50:38Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2010-10-02 14:14:35Z

changed

Rosenberg, Gary

2013-02-23 20:58:28Z

changed

Moretzsohn, Fabio

2014-03-15 21:33:16Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2018-05-08 15:57:56Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2021-12-21 14:32:46Z

changed

Dekker, Henk

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original description (of ) Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 249-409, pls 1- 32. [1: 1-72, pls 1-4, 1856; 73-112, pls 5-8, 1857; 113-152, pls 9-12, 1858; 153-196, pls 13-16, 1861; i-viii, 197-252, pls 17-20, 1863. Vol 2: 1-48, pls 1-4, Dec. 1865; 49-96, pls 5-8, Dec 1867; 97-132, pls 9-12, 1869; 133-180, pls 13-16, 1875; 181-216, pls 17-20, 18 Sept. 1878; 217-246, pls 21-24, 2 Sept. 1879; 249-334, pls 25-28, 1891 {by Thiele}; i-ix, 337-409, pls 29-32, 1893 {by Thiele}. [Dates of publication from Robertson, 1957, Nautilus 70(4): 136-138]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/11262
page(s): 205, 208 [details]

basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
page(s): 374 [details]

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Introduced: alien

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