WoRMS taxon details
Naria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825)
827838 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:827838)
accepted
Species
Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Erosaria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Naria citrina citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825)
- Subspecies Naria citrina dauphinensis (Lorenz, 2002)
- Subspecies Naria citrina solangeae Bozzetti, 2014 accepted as Naria citrina dauphinensis (Lorenz, 2002)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 1: 509 [details]
page(s): 1: 509 [details]
Type locality contained in Madagascar
type locality contained in Madagascar [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Naria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=827838 on 2026-07-19
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 1: 509 [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): 248-249 [details]
page(s): 1: 509 [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): 248-249 [details]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | orange cowrie [from synonym]citrine cowry | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode) (from synonym Erosaria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Erosaria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria citrina)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Erosaria citrina (Gray, 1825) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Transkei, beached, ex co... (from synonym Erosaria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825))
To Malacopics (Naria citrina (Gray, 1825) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, at 75 m depth)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Erosaria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications) (from synonym Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria citrina)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825))
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825)
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Erosaria citrina (Gray, 1825) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Transkei, beached, ex co... (from synonym Erosaria citrina (J. E. Gray, 1825))
To Malacopics (Naria citrina (Gray, 1825) South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, at 75 m depth)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea citrina J. E. Gray, 1825)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym