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Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)

To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904; Syntype(s); MANCH.EE.3710 (Townsend coll.))
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904; Syntype(s); MANCH.EE.3710 (Townsend coll.))

216861  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216861)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Erroneinae (Subfamily)
  10. Erroneini (Tribe)
  11. Erronea (Genus)
  12. Erronea caurica (Species)
accepted
Species
Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea lurica [sic] · unaccepted (misspelling)
Erronea (Erronea) caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Ovatipsa caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

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  1. Subspecies Erronea caurica algida Bozzetti, 2018
  2. Subspecies Erronea caurica blaesa Iredale, 1939
  3. Subspecies Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)
  4. Subspecies Erronea caurica chrismeyeri Lorenz, 2017
  5. Subspecies Erronea caurica dracaena (Born, 1778)
  6. Subspecies Erronea caurica elongata (Perry, 1811)
  7. Subspecies Erronea caurica maldiva Chiapponi & Lorenz, 2024
  8. Subspecies Erronea caurica mayottensis Vachon & Verneau, 2017
  9. Subspecies Erronea caurica quinquefasciata (Röding, 1798)
  10. Subspecies Erronea caurica samoensis Lorenz, 2002
  11. Subspecies Erronea caurica thachi F. Huber, 2020
  12. Subspecies Erronea caurica corrosa (Gronovius, 1781) accepted as Erronea caurica dracaena (Born, 1778) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, unavailable name)
  13. Subspecies Erronea caurica insolita Bozzetti, 2017 accepted as Erronea caurica elongata (Perry, 1811) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  14. Subspecies Erronea caurica longior Iredale, 1935 accepted as Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  15. Subspecies Erronea caurica nabeqensis Heiman & Mienis, 2000 accepted as Erronea caurica quinquefasciata (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  16. Subspecies Erronea caurica thema Iredale, 1939 accepted as Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  17. Variety Erronea caurica var. caledonica Coen, 1949 accepted as Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  18. Variety Erronea caurica var. multidentata Coen, 1949 accepted as Erronea caurica quinquefasciata (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  19. Variety Erronea caurica var. nitens Coen, 1949 accepted as Erronea caurica elongata (Perry, 1811)
  20. Variety Erronea caurica var. immaculata Coen, 1949 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine
(of Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216861 on 2025-05-08
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1997-08-08 05:35:53Z
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Onyango, Eunice
2010-10-02 15:31:39Z
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Rosenberg, Gary

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Lorenz F. (2017). A new subspecies of <i>Erronea caurica</i> (Linnaeus 1758) from West Thailand (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <em>Acta Conchyliorum.</em> 16: 29-37. [details] 

Other

additional source Lorenz F. (2002) New worldwide cowries. Descriptions of new taxa and revisions of selected groups of living Cypraeidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). <i>Schriften zur Malakozoologie aus dem Haus der Natur-Cismar</i> 20: 1-292, pls 1-40. [details] 

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

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LanguageName 
English thick-edged cowrycaurica cowrie [from synonym]  [details]
German Caurica-Kauri [from synonym]  [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To Barcode of Life (18 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Cypraea lurica [sic])
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (100 publications) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Erronea caurica) 
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904; Syntype(s); MANCH.EE.3710 (Townsend coll.)) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 14 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 14 proteins) 
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, ex coll. J. Tr... 
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica niger) 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection 
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758)
From editor or global species database
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904; Syntype(s); MANCH.EE.3710 (Townsend coll.))
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904; Syntype(s); MANCH.EE.3710 (Townsend coll.))
Hosted externally, from synonym
Unreviewed
Erronea caurica
Erronea caurica
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, ex coll. J. Tr...
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu, ex coll. J. Tr...
Hosted externally
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica niger)
To Malacopics (Erronea caurica niger)
Hosted externally
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