WoRMS taxon details
Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
1075043 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075043)
accepted
Subspecies
Cypraea (Luponia) erosa var. protracta Dautzenberg, 1909 · unaccepted (unavailable name: established for...)
unavailable name: established for a teratological form
Cypraea albopunctata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 · unaccepted
Cypraea baltheata Dillwyn, 1823 · unaccepted
Cypraea erosa erosa Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted
Cypraea erosa phagedaina Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted
Cypraea erosa var. galbula J. K. Taylor, 1916 · unaccepted
Cypraea erosa var. lucida J. K. Taylor, 1916 · unaccepted
Cypraea erosa var. pallens J. K. Taylor, 1916 · unaccepted
Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted
Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted
Cypraea fasciata Perry, 1811 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)
invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea fasciata Gmelin, 1791
Cypraea similis Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Erosaria diaphana Coen, 1949 · unaccepted
Erosaria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted
Erosaria erosa fuscocincta Bozzetti, 2008 · unaccepted
Erosaria erosa phagedaina (Melvill, 1888) · unaccepted
Erosaria erosa var. marginata Coen, 1949 · unaccepted
Erosaria erosa var. pulchella Coen, 1949 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Cypraea erosa 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
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075043 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea erosa 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 [request]
original description (of Erosaria erosa fuscocincta Bozzetti, 2008) Bozzetti L. (2008). <iErosaria erosa fuscocincta</i> (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) nuova sottospecie dal Madagascar meridionale. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 59: 6-7 [details]
original description (of Cypraea albopunctata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). <i>Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux</i>. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58562487
page(s): 153. [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. galbula J. K. Taylor, 1916) Taylor, J. K. (1916). Some varietal forms in the genus Cypraea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 15(4): 122-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31904373
page(s): 122 [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. pallens J. K. Taylor, 1916) Taylor, J. K. (1916). Some varietal forms in the genus Cypraea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 15(4): 122-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31904373
page(s): 122 [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. lucida J. K. Taylor, 1916) Taylor, J. K. (1916). Some varietal forms in the genus Cypraea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 15(4): 122-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31904373
page(s): 122 [details]
original description (of Cypraea similis Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3421 [details]
original description (of Cypraea fasciata Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 22 fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Cypraea baltheata Dillwyn, 1823) Dillwyn, L.W. (1823). <i>An index to the Historia conchyliorum of Lister: with the name of the species to which each figure belongs, and occasional remarks</i>. [ii] + xiii + 48 pp., 1059 figs + 22 pls. Clarendon Press, Oxford. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56524830
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 223, pl. 1, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 223, pl. 1, fig. 10 [details]
original description (of Cypraea (Luponia) erosa var. protracta Dautzenberg, 1909) Dautzenberg, P. (1909). Sur quelques déformations chez des <i>Cypraea</i> de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 54: 263-266., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16298635
page(s): 266, pl. 9 figs 10-12 [details]
original description (of Erosaria diaphana Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Erosaria erosa var. marginata Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Erosaria erosa var. pulchella Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors [request]
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): 254, pl. 31 [details]
page(s): 723 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Erosaria erosa fuscocincta Bozzetti, 2008) Bozzetti L. (2008). <iErosaria erosa fuscocincta</i> (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) nuova sottospecie dal Madagascar meridionale. <i>Malacologia Mostra Mondiale</i> 59: 6-7 [details]
original description (of Cypraea albopunctata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). <i>Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux</i>. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58562487
page(s): 153. [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. galbula J. K. Taylor, 1916) Taylor, J. K. (1916). Some varietal forms in the genus Cypraea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 15(4): 122-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31904373
page(s): 122 [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. pallens J. K. Taylor, 1916) Taylor, J. K. (1916). Some varietal forms in the genus Cypraea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 15(4): 122-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31904373
page(s): 122 [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. lucida J. K. Taylor, 1916) Taylor, J. K. (1916). Some varietal forms in the genus Cypraea. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 15(4): 122-123., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31904373
page(s): 122 [details]
original description (of Cypraea similis Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. <em>Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13.</em> 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3421 [details]
original description (of Cypraea fasciata Perry, 1811) Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. W. Miller, London, 4 pp. + 61 pls., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41764832
page(s): pl. 22 fig. 9 [details]
original description (of Cypraea baltheata Dillwyn, 1823) Dillwyn, L.W. (1823). <i>An index to the Historia conchyliorum of Lister: with the name of the species to which each figure belongs, and occasional remarks</i>. [ii] + xiii + 48 pp., 1059 figs + 22 pls. Clarendon Press, Oxford. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56524830
page(s): 32 [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 223, pl. 1, fig. 11 [details]
original description (of Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 223, pl. 1, fig. 10 [details]
original description (of Cypraea (Luponia) erosa var. protracta Dautzenberg, 1909) Dautzenberg, P. (1909). Sur quelques déformations chez des <i>Cypraea</i> de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 54: 263-266., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16298635
page(s): 266, pl. 9 figs 10-12 [details]
original description (of Erosaria diaphana Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Erosaria erosa var. marginata Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Erosaria erosa var. pulchella Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 14 [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 254, pl. 31 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | margined cowry [from synonym] | [details] |
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa FOSSIL)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa FREAK)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa GIANT)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa LARGE)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria erosa erosa)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00291) (from synonym Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.01224) (from synonym Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-21458) (from synonym Erosaria erosa fuscocincta Bozzetti, 2008)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea erosa erosa Linnaeus, 1758)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa FREAK)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa GIANT)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa LARGE)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Naria erosa erosa)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria erosa erosa)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.00291) (from synonym Cypraea erosa var. phagedaina Melvill, 1888)
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888; Holotype; NMW.1955.158.01224) (from synonym Cypraea erosa var. straminea Melvill, 1888)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria erosa erosa (Linnaeus, 1758))
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-21458) (from synonym Erosaria erosa fuscocincta Bozzetti, 2008)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea erosa erosa Linnaeus, 1758)
