WoRMS name details
Cypraea variolaria var. amiges Melvill & Standen, 1915
![To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea variolaria var. amiges Melvill & Standen, 1915; Holotype (possible); LIVCM.1942.22 [155])](https://gbmolluscatypes.ac.uk/biosyb_images/images/0022000_0023999/web/thumbnails/0022139.jpg "To GB Mollusca Types (Cypraea variolaria var. amiges Melvill & Standen, 1915; Holotype (possible); LIVCM.1942.22 [155])")
1467932 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1467932)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1915). Description of a new variety of <i>Cypraea variolaria</i> Lamk. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 14: 323., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31654457 [details]
Note unknown
Type locality unknown [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea variolaria var. amiges Melvill & Standen, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1467932 on 2025-04-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Melvill, J. C. & Standen, R. (1915). Description of a new variety of <i>Cypraea variolaria</i> Lamk. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 14: 323., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31654457 [details]
Taxonomy
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): 487 [details]
page(s): 487 [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality unknown [details]
