WoRMS name details
Cypraea vitellus fergusoni Rous, 1905
1333375 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1333375)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea vitellus var. fergusoni Rous, 1905) Rous, S. (1905). On some Cypraeidae in the collection of Mr. D. W. Ferguson, of Brooklyn, with descriptions of several new varieties. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(7): 75-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755575
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea vitellus fergusoni Rous, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1333375 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea vitellus var. fergusoni Rous, 1905) Rous, S. (1905). On some Cypraeidae in the collection of Mr. D. W. Ferguson, of Brooklyn, with descriptions of several new varieties. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 19(7): 75-78., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1755575
page(s): 76 [details]
page(s): 76 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 376 [details]
page(s): 376 [details]
