MolluscaBase name details
Cypraea nigricans Crosse, 1875
1287946 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1287946)
unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Crosse, H. (1875). Description d'espèces de mollusques inédites, provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 23(2): 136-141 [7 May 1875]; 23(3): 216-223 [3 August 1875]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674674
page(s): 220, pl. 8, fig. 5, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 220, pl. 8, fig. 5, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
Type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in New Caledonian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea nigricans Crosse, 1875. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1287946 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Crosse, H. (1875). Description d'espèces de mollusques inédites, provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 23(2): 136-141 [7 May 1875]; 23(3): 216-223 [3 August 1875]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15674674
page(s): 220, pl. 8, fig. 5, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
source of synonymy Schilder, M.; Schilder, F. A. (1971). A catalogue of living and fossil cowries. A taxonomy and bibliography of Triviacea and Cypraeacea (Gastropoda Prosobranchia). <em>Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Mémoires, ser. 2.</em> 85: 1-246.
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page(s): 220, pl. 8, fig. 5, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
source of synonymy Schilder, M.; Schilder, F. A. (1971). A catalogue of living and fossil cowries. A taxonomy and bibliography of Triviacea and Cypraeacea (Gastropoda Prosobranchia). <em>Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Mémoires, ser. 2.</em> 85: 1-246.
page(s): 33. [details] Available for editors
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Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
