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Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758
216839 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216839)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
- Forma Cypraea helvola f. meridionalis (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938) accepted as Erosaria helvola meridionalis F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Subspecies Cypraea helvola helvola Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Cypraea helvola var. aphrodite Rous, 1905 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
- Variety Cypraea helvola var. argella Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
- Variety Cypraea helvola var. borneensis Kenyon, 1902 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
- Variety Cypraea helvola var. callista H. Shaw, 1909 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
- Variety Cypraea helvola var. gereti Vayssière, 1911 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Variety Cypraea helvola var. hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria helvola hawaiiensis (Melvill, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Variety Cypraea helvola var. mascarena Melvill, 1888 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Variety Cypraea helvola var. timorensis Kenyon, 1902 accepted as Naria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758) (Synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Description Solid, broad shells up to 3 cm, with well-developed teeth. Dorsally pale blue-grey, covered with many white and brown...
Description Solid, broad shells up to 3 cm, with well-developed teeth. Dorsally pale blue-grey, covered with many white and brown dots. Borders dark brown and base orange. Habitat: shallow waters and reef crest. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997); tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216839 on 2025-09-11
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
[request]basis of record Burgess, C.M. (1970). The Living Cowries. AS Barnes and Co, Ltd. Cranbury, New Jersey. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Branch, G. M. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. <em>David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg.</em> , available online at http://books.google.es/books?id=W_2QB8ftLgcC [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Solid, broad shells up to 3 cm, with well-developed teeth. Dorsally pale blue-grey, covered with many white and brown dots. Borders dark brown and base orange. Habitat: shallow waters and reef crest. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997); tropical Indo-Pacific in Kalk (1958). [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | strawberry cowriehoney cowrie | [details] |
