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Cypraea henikeri G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †
1438970 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1438970)
unaccepted (incorrect original spelling; superseded combination)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 45, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 45, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
Type locality contained in Dominican Republic
type locality contained in Dominican Republic (origin: native) [details]
Etymology Named for the collector of the type series, given by Sowerby as "J. S. Heniker", but actually his name was Col. T. S. Heneken.
Etymology Named for the collector of the type series, given by Sowerby as "J. S. Heniker", but actually his name was Col. T. S. Heneken. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea henikeri G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1438970 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 45, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
page(s): 45, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Etymology Named for the collector of the type series, given by Sowerby as "J. S. Heniker", but actually his name was Col. T. S. Heneken. [details]
