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Cypraeovula fuscorubra (H. Shaw, 1909)
216846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216846)
accepted
Species
Cypraea fuscorubra H. Shaw, 1909 · unaccepted (original combination)
- Subspecies Cypraeovula fuscorubra elsorum Lorenz & Liltved, 2022
- Subspecies Cypraeovula fuscorubra fuscorubra (H. Shaw, 1909)
- Subspecies Cypraeovula fuscorubra gondwanalandensis (C. M. Burgess, 1970) accepted as Cypraeovula fuscorubra fuscorubra (H. Shaw, 1909) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
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(of Cypraea fuscorubra H. Shaw, 1909) Shaw, H. O. N. (1909). Notes on the genera <i>Cypraea</i> and <i>Trivia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 8: 288-313, pls 12-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058497
page(s): 302. [details]
page(s): 302. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraeovula fuscorubra (H. Shaw, 1909). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216846 on 2025-09-11
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(of Cypraea fuscorubra H. Shaw, 1909) Shaw, H. O. N. (1909). Notes on the genera <i>Cypraea</i> and <i>Trivia</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London.</em> 8: 288-313, pls 12-13., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32058497
page(s): 302. [details]
basis of record Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]
additional source Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 431 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 50 [details]
page(s): 302. [details]
basis of record Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]
additional source Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 431 [details]
additional source Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). <i>Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods</i>. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 50 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula fuscorubra (H. Shaw, 1909) South Africa, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula fuscorubra (H. Shaw, 1909) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula, Houtbaai, at 15-25 m depth, collected 1988, ex coll. J.A. Buijse)
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula fuscorubra (H.Shaw,1909) South Africa, Western Cape, Danger Point, alive on reef, by diving at 45 m depth, ex coll. A.F. de Jong .)
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula fuscorubra (H. Shaw, 1909) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula, Houtbaai, at 15-25 m depth, collected 1988, ex coll. J.A. Buijse)
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula fuscorubra (H.Shaw,1909) South Africa, Western Cape, Danger Point, alive on reef, by diving at 45 m depth, ex coll. A.F. de Jong .)
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