WoRMS name details
Cypraea polita S. R. Roberts, 1868
1599811 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1599811)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Cyprea polita S. R. Roberts, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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]
Note Sandwich Islands?
Type locality Sandwich Islands? [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea polita S. R. Roberts, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1599811 on 2025-04-16
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Nomenclature
original description
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]
Other
additional source
Ingram, W. M. (1936). A reduction of <i>Cyprea annae</i> Roberts and <i>Cyprea polita</i> Roberts to synonymy with <i>Cyprea semiplota</i> Mighels. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 50(2): 51-52., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8524500 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality Sandwich Islands? [details]
