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Cypraea capensis J. E. Gray, 1828
225225 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:225225)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Forma Cypraea capensis f. elizabethensis Rous, 1905 accepted as Cypraeovula capensis capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) (form)
- Variety Cypraea capensis var. albolineata W. H. Turton, 1932 accepted as Cypraeovula capensis capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Cypraea capensis var. elizabethensis Rous, 1905 accepted as Cypraeovula capensis capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) (variety)
- Variety Cypraea capensis var. galactina Sulliotti, 1924 accepted as Cypraeovula capensis capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Cypraea capensis J. E. Gray, 1828. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225225 on 2024-04-19
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Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 61 [details]
additional source Liltved, W. R. (2000). Cowries and their relatives of southern Africa. A study of the southern African cypraeacean and velutinacean gastropod fauna. 2nd edn, Seacomber Publications, 224 pp.
page(s): 58. [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
page(s): 3: 573-574 [details]
basis of record Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 61 [details]
additional source Liltved, W. R. (2000). Cowries and their relatives of southern Africa. A study of the southern African cypraeacean and velutinacean gastropod fauna. 2nd edn, Seacomber Publications, 224 pp.
page(s): 58. [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Cape cowrie | [details] |
