MolluscaBase taxon details
Gigantocypraea consobrina (McCoy, 1877) †
1586425 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1586425)
accepted
Species
Cypraea (Aricia) consobrina McCoy, 1877 † · unaccepted (superseded combination)
Cypraea consobrina McCoy, 1877 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Cypraea (Aricia) consobrina McCoy, 1877 †) McCoy, F. (1874-1882). Prodomus of the Palaeontology of Victoria; or figures and descriptions of Victorian organic remains. Decades 1-7. Government Printer, Melbourne., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13870
page(s): 5: 36 [details]
page(s): 5: 36 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gigantocypraea consobrina (McCoy, 1877) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1586425 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cypraea (Aricia) consobrina McCoy, 1877 †) McCoy, F. (1874-1882). Prodomus of the Palaeontology of Victoria; or figures and descriptions of Victorian organic remains. Decades 1-7. Government Printer, Melbourne., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/13870
page(s): 5: 36 [details]
additional source Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 268. [details]
source of synonymy Darragh, T. A. (2011). A revision of the Australian fossil species of <i>Zoila</i> (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <em>Memoirs of Museum Victoria.</em> 68: 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58913778
note: as synonym of Zoila platypyga [details]
page(s): 5: 36 [details]
additional source Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 268. [details]
source of synonymy Darragh, T. A. (2011). A revision of the Australian fossil species of <i>Zoila</i> (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <em>Memoirs of Museum Victoria.</em> 68: 1-28., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58913778
note: as synonym of Zoila platypyga [details]
