MolluscaBase name details
Cypraea purpurascens Swainson, 1823
1657743 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1657743)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (invalid: junior primary homonym, non Gmelin, 1791)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Swainson, W. (1823). The characters of several rare and undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 61(301): 375-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15529345
page(s): 376 [details]
page(s): 376 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea purpurascens Swainson, 1823. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1657743 on 2025-09-11
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Swainson, W. (1823). The characters of several rare and undescribed shells. <em>The Philosophical Magazine and Journal.</em> 61(301): 375-378., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15529345
page(s): 376 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 408 [details]
page(s): 376 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 408 [details]
