MolluscaBase name details
Cypraea turdus var. pyriformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1870
1440518 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1440518)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid: non C. pyriformis J. E. Gray, 1824)
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899
page(s): pl. 28, fig. 284 [details]
page(s): pl. 28, fig. 284 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea turdus var. pyriformis G. B. Sowerby II, 1870. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1440518 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899
page(s): pl. 28, fig. 284 [details]
page(s): pl. 28, fig. 284 [details]
