WoRMS name details
Cypraea bicolor Gaskoin, 1849
534668 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534668)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
- Subspecies Cypraea bicolor emblema Iredale, 1931 accepted as Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gaskoin, J. S. (1849). Description of new species of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 16: 90-98. ["1848"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861946
page(s): 92 [details]
page(s): 92 [details]
Type locality contained in Australia
type locality contained in Australia [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea bicolor Gaskoin, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534668 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Gaskoin, J. S. (1849). Description of new species of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> 16: 90-98. ["1848"]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861946
page(s): 92 [details]
page(s): 92 [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): 419 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]
page(s): 419 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
