MolluscaBase - Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus Linnaeus, 1758

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Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

1609080 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1609080)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (superseded combination)

Accepted Name

Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank

Species

Parent

Cypraea (Lyncina) Troschel, 1863 accepted as Lyncina Troschel, 1863

Original name

Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758

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Subspecies Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus polynesiae F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1939 accepted as Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Variety Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus var. gibbosa Coen, 1949 accepted as Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758) (junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

(of Cypraea vitellus 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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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1609080 on 2025-04-04

Taxonomic edit history

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2022-10-31 01:58:14Z

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Marshall, Bruce

2023-11-16 06:45:23Z

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Marshall, Bruce

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original description (of Cypraea vitellus 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): 721 [details] Available for editors

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