Cypraea pyriformis
creator: Moretzsohn, Fabio
creator: Herbert, David
date: 2026-08-30
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 pyriformis J. E. Gray, 1824
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Cypraea pyriformis J. E. Gray, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605560 on 2026-08-30
created: 2012-07-11T17:38:20Z
is replaced by: 605561
modified: 2023-05-11T10:22:57Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Cypraea pyriformis J. E. Gray, 1824
accepted name usage ID: 605561
class: Gastropoda
family: Cypraeidae
genus: Cypraea
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal. 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].
name published in year: 1824-1828
order: Littorinimorpha
parent name usage ID: 205978
phylum: Mollusca
scientific name authorship: J. E. Gray, 1824
specific epithet: pyriformis
taxon rank: Species
taxonomic status: superseded combination