MolluscaBase taxon details
Lyncina pembana (L. R. Cox, 1927) †
1519130 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1519130)
accepted
Species
Cypraea pembana L. R. Cox, 1927 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Cypraea pembana L. R. Cox, 1927 †) Cox, L. R. (1927). Neogene and Quaternary Mollusca from the Zanzibar Protectorate. In: Anonymous (Eds.): Report on the Palaeontology of the Zanzibar Protectorate based mainly on the collection made by G. M. Stockley. Government of Zanzibar, Crown Agents for the Colonies, London, pp. 13-102, 171–180, pls. 3-19.
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Holotype (of Cypraea pembana L. R. Cox, 1927) BMNH G....
, Type locality contained in Zanzibar Archipelago
Holotype (of Cypraea pembana L. R. Cox, 1927) BMNH G. 41373, geounit Pemba [details]
type locality contained in Zanzibar Archipelago [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Lyncina pembana (L. R. Cox, 1927) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1519130 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cypraea pembana L. R. Cox, 1927 †) Cox, L. R. (1927). Neogene and Quaternary Mollusca from the Zanzibar Protectorate. In: Anonymous (Eds.): Report on the Palaeontology of the Zanzibar Protectorate based mainly on the collection made by G. M. Stockley. Government of Zanzibar, Crown Agents for the Colonies, London, pp. 13-102, 171–180, pls. 3-19.
page(s): 25, pl. 10 fig. 3 [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Lorenz F. (2018). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 2, Shells and animals. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 715 pp. [incl. 345 plates].
page(s): 374 [details]
page(s): 25, pl. 10 fig. 3 [details] Available for editors

basis of record Lorenz F. (2018). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 2, Shells and animals. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 715 pp. [incl. 345 plates].
page(s): 374 [details]




Holotype (of Cypraea pembana L. R. Cox, 1927) BMNH G. 41373, geounit Pemba [details]