WoRMS taxon details
Cryptocypraea C. Meyer, 2003
530887 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:530887)
accepted
Genus
Cypraea dillwyni F. A. Schilder, 1922 accepted as Cryptocypraea dillwyni (F. A. Schilder, 1922) (type by original designation)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
feminine
Meyer, C. (2003). Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the Tropics. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 79: 401-459., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00197.x
page(s): 458 [details]
page(s): 458 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cryptocypraea C. Meyer, 2003. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530887 on 2026-09-12
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Nomenclature
original description
Meyer, C. (2003). Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the Tropics. <em>Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 79: 401-459., available online at https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00197.x
page(s): 458 [details]
page(s): 458 [details]
Other
additional source
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 219 [details]
page(s): 219 [details]
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