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Ovatipsa coloba coloba (Melvill, 1888)
1659508 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1659508)
accepted
Subspecies
Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea cruenta var. greegori J. Ford., 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea greegori J. Ford, 1893 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea cruenta var. coloba Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 218, pl. 1, fig. 7. [details]
page(s): 218, pl. 1, fig. 7. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Ovatipsa coloba coloba (Melvill, 1888). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1659508 on 2024-04-28
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original description
(of Cypraea cruenta var. coloba Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 218, pl. 1, fig. 7. [details]
original description (of Cypraea cruenta var. greegori J. Ford., 1893) Ford, J. (1893). Description of a new form of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 6(10): 112-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42789064
page(s): Also see 6(12): 133, pl. 2, figs. 4-5 [details]
original description (of Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1904). The Cypraeidae of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exhibited in Mr. F.W. Townsend's collections, 1893-1904. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11 (4): 117-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651005
page(s): 118 [details]
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): 489 [details]
page(s): 218, pl. 1, fig. 7. [details]
original description (of Cypraea cruenta var. greegori J. Ford., 1893) Ford, J. (1893). Description of a new form of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 6(10): 112-113., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42789064
page(s): Also see 6(12): 133, pl. 2, figs. 4-5 [details]
original description (of Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904) Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1904). The Cypraeidae of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, as exhibited in Mr. F.W. Townsend's collections, 1893-1904. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11 (4): 117-122., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651005
page(s): 118 [details]
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): 489 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904; Syntype(s); MANCH.EE.3710 (Townsend coll.)) (from synonym Cypraea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904)
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