MolluscaBase name details
Cypraea pilsbryi Ingram, 1939 †
1602200 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1602200)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Ingram, W. M. (1939). A new fossil cowry from North Carolina. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(4): 120-121, pl. 9, fig. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284636 [details]
Type locality contained in USA
, Note "along the Cape Fear River, North Carolina"
type locality contained in USA (origin: native) [details]
From editor or global species database
Type locality "along the Cape Fear River, North Carolina" [details]
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1862-1957) of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
Etymology Named for the American malacologist, Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1862-1957) of The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea pilsbryi Ingram, 1939 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1602200 on 2025-09-11
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Ingram, W. M. (1939). A new fossil cowry from North Carolina. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 52(4): 120-121, pl. 9, fig. 2., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8284636 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
