MolluscaBase - Cypraea capensis var. albolineata W. H. Turton, 1932

MolluscaBase name details

Cypraea capensis var. albolineata W. H. Turton, 1932

AphiaID

1377610 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1377610)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > junior subjective synonym

Accepted name

Cypraeovula capensis capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)

Rank

Variety

Parent

Cypraea capensis J. E. Gray, 1828 accepted as Cypraeovula capensis (J. E. Gray, 1828)

Original name

Cypraea capensis var. albolineata W. H. Turton, 1932

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 113, pl. 24, sp. 820. [details] Available for editors

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Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea capensis var. albolineata W. H. Turton, 1932. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1377610 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-09-16 13:54:43Z

created

Herbert, David

2023-04-24 08:33:31Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description Turton, W. H. (1932). The marine shells of Port Alfred S. Africa. Humphrey Milford, London. pp. i-xvi, 1-331, pls 1-70. [published 22 Dec. 1932].
page(s): 113, pl. 24, sp. 820. [details] Available for editors

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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): 425 [details]