WoRMS name details
Cypraea xanthodon var. carnicolor Preston, 1909
1549223 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1549223)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea carnicolor Morch, 1852)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Preston, H. B. (1909). Two new varieties of <i>Cypraea</i> from N. E. Queensland. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 22(11): 121-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1743642
page(s): 121 [details]
page(s): 121 [details]
Type locality contained in Northeast Australian Shelf
, Note Northeastern Queensland
type locality contained in Northeast Australian Shelf (origin: native) [details]
Type locality Northeastern Queensland [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea xanthodon var. carnicolor Preston, 1909. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1549223 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Preston, H. B. (1909). Two new varieties of <i>Cypraea</i> from N. E. Queensland. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 22(11): 121-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1743642
page(s): 121 [details]
page(s): 121 [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): 551 [details]
page(s): 551 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality Northeastern Queensland [details]
