WoRMS taxon details
Nomenclatureoriginal description
(of Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845) Mighels, J. W. (1845). Descriptions of shells from the Sandwich Islands, and other localities. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 18-25. Title page dated 1848., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490702 page(s): 24 [details]
original description
(of Cypraea spadix Mighels, 1845) Mighels, J. W. (1845). Descriptions of shells from the Sandwich Islands, and other localities. <em>Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History.</em> 2: 18-25. Title page dated 1848., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9490702 page(s): 25 [details]
original description
(of Cypraea annae S. R. Roberts, 1869) Roberts, S. R. (1869). Descriptions of two new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 250-251., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070359 page(s): 250, pl. 15, figs. 4-6 [details]
original description
(of Cypraea polita S. R. Roberts, 1868) Roberts, S. R. (1868). Description of a new species of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>American Journal of Conchology.</em> 4: 70, pl. 15, figs. 1-3., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16070359#page/90/ [details]
basis of record
Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. page(s): 212 [details]
Otheradditional source
Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp. page(s): 231 [details]
additional source
Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
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half-extending cowry |
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