WoRMS name details
Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791
216828 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216828)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Subspecies Cypraea fimbriata durbanensis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Forma Cypraea fimbriata f. durbanensis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata durbanensis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Subspecies Cypraea fimbriata fimbriata Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Purpuradusta fimbriata fimbriata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Variety Cypraea fimbriata var. cholmondelyi Melvill, 1888 accepted as Purpuradusta gracilis notata (T. Gill, 1858) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3420 [details]
page(s): 3420 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216828 on 2026-08-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Caroli a Linné Systema Naturae, ed. 13. Tome 1(6). Vermes. G. E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3420 [details]
basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 3420 [details]
basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 62 [details]
additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 74 [details]
page(s): 62 [details]
additional source Bosch D.T., Dance S.P., Moolenbeek R.G. & Oliver P.G. (1995) <i>Seashells of eastern Arabia.</i> Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 296 pp.
page(s): 74 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
