MolluscaBase - Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)

WoRMS taxon details

Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)

To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-3513)

AphiaID

527793 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:527793)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Lyncina Troschel, 1863

Original name

Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758

Synonymised names

Cypraea (Luponia) lynx Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Cypraea (Luponia) lynx var. globosa Dautzenberg, 1903 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)

invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea globosa Sowerby, 1832

Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination

Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. javana Coen, 1949 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. nigroguttata Coen, 1949 · unaccepted

Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea cruentata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea ferruginea Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination

Cypraea lynx var. incrassata Dautzenberg, 1929 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea lynx var. michaelis Melvill, 1905 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea lynx var. williamsi Melvill, 1888 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea punctulata Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea squalina Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea subflava Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted (synonym)

Lyncina lynx pacifica Steadman & Cotton, 1943 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

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Subspecies Lyncina lynx lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Subspecies Lyncina lynx peterstimpsoni T. Cossignani & Allary, 2021
Forma Lyncina lynx f. erythrostoma Bozzetti, 2020 (infrasubspecific name)
Subspecies Lyncina lynx pacifica Steadman & Cotton, 1943 accepted as Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)

Environment

marine

Original description

(of Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 721 [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527793 on 2024-11-21

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2010-10-02 22:08:23Z

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Rosenberg, Gary

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original description (of Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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original description (of Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869) Crosse, H. (1869). Catalogue des Cypraea de la Nouvelle-Calédonie et description d'espèces nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. 17(1): 36-50., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15662231
page(s): 41, pl. 1 fig. 1 [details]

original description (of Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 720 [details] Available for editors

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original description (of Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3413 [details]

original description (of Cypraea punctulata Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3404 [details]

original description (of Cypraea squalina Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3420 [details]

original description (of Cypraea subflava Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3413 [details]

original description (of Cypraea cruentata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659
page(s): 24 [details]

original description (of Cypraea ferruginea Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58562487
page(s): 148 [details]

original description (of Cypraea lynx var. williamsi Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society. ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 203 [details]

original description (of Cypraea (Luponia) lynx var. globosa Dautzenberg, 1903) Dautzenberg, P. (1903). Révision des Cypraeidae de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie. 50: 291-384 ["1902"; 16 January 1903]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16319123
page(s): 346 [details]

original description (of Cypraea lynx var. michaelis Melvill, 1905) Melvill, J.C. (1905). Four colour varieties of Cypraea. Journal of Conchology. 11(6): 192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651088 [details]

original description (of Cypraea lynx var. incrassata Dautzenberg, 1929) Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales, Paris. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 460 [details]

original description (of Lyncina lynx pacifica Steadman & Cotton, 1943) Steadman, W. R. & Cotton, B. C. (1943). The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. Records of the South Australian Museum. 7: 309-336., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40980517
page(s): 330 [details]

original description (of Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. javana Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. Historia Naturalis. 3(1): 13-18.
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original description (of Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. nigroguttata Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. Historia Naturalis. 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 13 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp.
page(s): 375 [details]