Cypraea testudinaria
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Rosenberg, Gary
creator: Herbert, David
date: 2026-08-24
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216754 on 2026-08-24
created: 1997-02-22T17:55:09Z
is replaced by: 530893
modified: 2023-04-22T12:32:10Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758
accepted name usage ID: 530893
class: Gastropoda
family: Cypraeidae
genus: Cypraea
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: 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.
name published in year: 1758
order: Littorinimorpha
parent name usage ID: 205978
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: Linnaeus, 1758
specific epithet: testudinaria
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination