MolluscaBase - Cypraea (Luponia) contusa McCoy, 1877 †

MolluscaBase name details

Cypraea (Luponia) contusa McCoy, 1877 †

AphiaID

1651455 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1651455)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Austrocypraea contusa (McCoy, 1877) †

Rank

Species

Parent

Cypraea (Luponia) J. E. Gray, 1837 accepted as Cypraeovula J. E. Gray, 1824

Original name

Cypraea (Luponia) contusa McCoy, 1877 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

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: 37 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea (Luponia) contusa McCoy, 1877 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1651455 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2023-04-02 03:11:28Z

created

Marshall, Bruce

2024-08-31 20:04:11Z

changed

Marshall, Bruce

Licensing

The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

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Sources (1)

original description 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: 37 [details]