WoRMS name details
Cypraea massauensis F. A. Schilder, 1922
1657024 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1657024)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Cypraea gemmula Weinkauff, 1880 · unaccepted > junior homonym (invalid. junior homonym; non...)
invalid. junior homonym; non Gould, 1845; Cypraea massauensis is a replacement name
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Schilder F. A. (1922). Contributions to the knowledge of the genera <i>Cypraea</i> and <i>Trivia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15(2-3): 98-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30347087
page(s): 105 [details]
page(s): 105 [details]
Nomenclature Nom. nov. pro Cypraea gemmula Weinkauff, 1880, non Gould, 1845
Nomenclature Nom. nov. pro Cypraea gemmula Weinkauff, 1880, non Gould, 1845 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea massauensis F. A. Schilder, 1922. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1657024 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Schilder F. A. (1922). Contributions to the knowledge of the genera <i>Cypraea</i> and <i>Trivia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 15(2-3): 98-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30347087
page(s): 105 [details]
page(s): 105 [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): 401 [details]
page(s): 401 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Nomenclature Nom. nov. pro Cypraea gemmula Weinkauff, 1880, non Gould, 1845 [details]
