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AfReMaS name details
Lyncina nivosa
(Broderip, 1827)
AphiaID
529742
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:529742)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Mollusca
(Phylum)
Gastropoda
(Class)
Caenogastropoda
(Subclass)
Littorinimorpha
(Order)
Cypraeoidea
(Superfamily)
Cypraeidae
(Family)
Luriinae
(Subfamily)
Austrocypraeini
(Tribe)
Lyncina
(Genus)
Lyncina nivosa
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
Accepted name
Callistocypraea nivosa
(Broderip, 1827)
Rank
Species
Parent
Lyncina
Troschel, 1863
Original name
Cypraea nivosa
Broderip, 1827
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Original description
(of
Cypraea nivosa
Broderip, 1827
)
Broderip, W. J. (1827). Description of some new and rare shells. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 81-85.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485607
page(s): 84
[details]
Taxonomic citation
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.
Lyncina nivosa
(Broderip, 1827). 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://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529742 on 2026-09-09
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 nivosa
(Broderip, 1827). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=529742 on 2026-09-09
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2010-10-06 21:11:21Z
created
Rosenberg, Gary
2018-04-20 05:31:26Z
changed
Bouchet, Philippe
[taxonomic tree]
[clear cache]
Sources (1)
Documented distribution (0)
Links (3)
original description
(of
Cypraea nivosa
Broderip, 1827
)
Broderip, W. J. (1827). Description of some new and rare shells. <em>The Zoological Journal.</em> 3: 81-85.
,
available online at
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27485607
page(s): 84
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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