MolluscaBase taxon details
Gigantocypraea gigas (McCoy, 1867) †
1586415 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1586415)
accepted
Species
Cypraea gabrieli Chapman, 1912 † · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea gigas McCoy, 1867 † · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Zoila gigas (McCoy, 1867) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine
fossil only
(of Cypraea gigas McCoy, 1867 †) McCoy [M'Coy], F. (1867). On the recent zoology and palaeontology of Victoria. <em>Intercolonial Exhibition Essays.</em> 1866: 1-24. Melbourne., available online at http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-357199150
page(s): 18. [details]
page(s): 18. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gigantocypraea gigas (McCoy, 1867) †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1586415 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Cypraea gigas McCoy, 1867 †) McCoy [M'Coy], F. (1867). On the recent zoology and palaeontology of Victoria. <em>Intercolonial Exhibition Essays.</em> 1866: 1-24. Melbourne., available online at http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-357199150
page(s): 18. [details]
original description (of Cypraea gabrieli Chapman, 1912 †) Chapman, F. (1912) New or little-known Victorian fossils in the National Museum. Part XV-Some Tertiary gastropods. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, new series, 25, 186–192.
page(s): 190 [details]
page(s): 18. [details]
original description (of Cypraea gabrieli Chapman, 1912 †) Chapman, F. (1912) New or little-known Victorian fossils in the National Museum. Part XV-Some Tertiary gastropods. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria, new series, 25, 186–192.
page(s): 190 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
