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Cypraea henekeni (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †
1746778 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1746778)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
- Variety Cypraea henekeni var. lacrimula Maury, 1925 † accepted as Muracypraea henekeni (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Cypraea henekeni var. potreronis Ingram, 1939 † accepted as Muracypraea henekeni (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Cypraea henikeri G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †) Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 45, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
page(s): 45, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea henekeni (G. B. Sowerby I, 1850) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1746778 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cypraea henikeri G. B. Sowerby I, 1850 †) Sowerby, G. B., I. (1850). Descriptions of new species of fossil shells found by J. S. Heniker. In: Moore, J. C., On some Tertiary beds in the Island of San Domingo; from notes by J. S. Heniker, Esq., with remarks on the fossils. <em>Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 6(1): 44-53, pls 9-10., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36933857
page(s): 45, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Maury, C. J. (1925). A further contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad (Miocene Horizons). <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 10(42): 153-402, pls. 1-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32509152
page(s): 371-372, pl. 37, fig. 1 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1876). On the Miocene fossils of Haiti. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 32: 516-532, pls. 28–29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36931103
page(s): 528 [details]
page(s): 45, pl. 9, fig. 3 [details]
basis of record Maury, C. J. (1925). A further contribution to the paleontology of Trinidad (Miocene Horizons). <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 10(42): 153-402, pls. 1-43., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32509152
page(s): 371-372, pl. 37, fig. 1 [details]
additional source Guppy, R. J. L. (1876). On the Miocene fossils of Haiti. <em>The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London.</em> 32: 516-532, pls. 28–29., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36931103
page(s): 528 [details]
