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Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)

527793 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527793)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Luriinae (Subfamily)
  10. Austrocypraeini (Tribe)
  11. Lyncina (Genus)
  12. Lyncina lynx (Species)
accepted
Species
Lyncina Troschel, 1863
Cypraea (Luponia) lynx Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea (Luponia) lynx var. globosa Dautzenberg, 1903 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea globosa Sowerby, 1832
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. javana Coen, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea cruentata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea ferruginea Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea lynx var. incrassata Dautzenberg, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea lynx var. michaelis Melvill, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea lynx var. williamsi Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea punctulata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea squalina Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea subflava Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)
Lyncina lynx pacifica W. R. Steadman & Cotton, 1943 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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(of Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 721 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527793 on 2026-09-27
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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. javana Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. nigroguttata Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869) Crosse, H. (1869). Catalogue des <i>Cypraea</i> de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'espèces nouvelles. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 17(1): 36-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662231
page(s): 41, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lynx var. incrassata Dautzenberg, 1929) Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises. [Contribution to the study of the fauna of Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Fauna of the French colonies.]. <em>Société d'Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.</em> 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Paris. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 460 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea (Luponia) lynx var. globosa Dautzenberg, 1903) Dautzenberg, P. (1903). Révision des Cypraeidae de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 50: 291-384 ["1902"; 16 January 1903]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319123
page(s): 346 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea ferruginea Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). <i>Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux</i>. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58562487
page(s): 148 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791) 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): 3413 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cypraea punctulata Gmelin, 1791) 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): 3404 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cypraea squalina Gmelin, 1791) 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] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cypraea subflava Gmelin, 1791) 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): 3413 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 721 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

original description (of Cypraea lynx var. williamsi Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 203 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lynx var. michaelis Melvill, 1905) Melvill, J.C. (1905). Four colour varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11(6): 192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651088
page(s): 192 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea cruentata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 24 [details] 

original description (of Lyncina lynx pacifica W. R. Steadman & Cotton, 1943) Steadman, W. R. & Cotton, B. C. (1943). The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. <em>Records of the South Australian Museum.</em> 7: 309-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40980517
page(s): 330 [details] 

basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 375 [details] 

Other

additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 23, pl. 10, fig. 10 [details] 

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

    Definitions

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LanguageName 
English lynx cowriebobcat cowrie  [details]
German Lynxkauri  [details]
Japanese ヒメホシダカラ  [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (86 publications) (from synonym Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx CALLOUSED SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx CALLOUSED) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx DWARF) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx FREAK) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx GIANT) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx LARGE) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx OVERGLAZE) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx SHIPWRECK) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx SPECIAL COLOR) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx YELLOW) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx YOUNG) 
To Conchology (Lyncina lynx) 
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Lynx cowrie) (from synonym Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Lyncina lynx) 
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) 
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx (Linnaeus, 1758))
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Sanur Beach, intertid... 
To Malacopics (Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) Madagascar, Toliara, Tuléar, specimen with 'Ford's di... 
To Malacopics (Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Bohol, ex coll. J. Trau... 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758)
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