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Cypraeovula algoensis (J. E. Gray, 1825)
216847 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216847)
accepted
Species
Cypraea algoensis J. E. Gray, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Cypraeovula algoensis algoensis (J. E. Gray, 1825)
- Subspecies Cypraeovula algoensis liltvedi Lorenz, 2017
- Subspecies Cypraeovula algoensis namibiensis Massier, 2006
- Subspecies Cypraeovula algoensis permarginata Lorenz, 1989
- Variety Cypraeovula algoensis var. sanfrancisca Chiapponi, 1999 accepted as Cypraeovula edentula sanfrancisca Chiapponi, 1999 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea algoensis J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
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MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraeovula algoensis (J. E. Gray, 1825). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216847 on 2025-09-10
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(of Cypraea algoensis J. E. Gray, 1825) Gray, J.E. (1824-1828). Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. <em>Zoological Journal.</em> 1(1): 71-80, pl. 7 [March 1824]; 1(2): 137-152 [June 1824]; 1(3): 367-391, pl. 12 [October 1824]; 1(4): 489-518, 603 (unnumbered Errata and Addendum) [January 1825]; 3(11): 363-371 [December 1827]; 3(12): 567-576 [April 1828]; 4(14): 66-88 (additions and corrections) [July 1828]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27570798
page(s): 1: 498 [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): 432 [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): 43 [details]
page(s): 1: 498 [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): 432 [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): 43 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula algoensis (J. E. Gray, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Peninsula, Houtbaai, at 34-38 m depth, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula algoensis (J. E. Gray, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Gans Bay, Hermanus, at 22 m depth, collected 1993, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To NHMUK collection (Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3510711) (from synonym Cypraea algoensis J. E. Gray, 1825)
To Malacopics (Cypraeovula algoensis (J. E. Gray, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, Gans Bay, Hermanus, at 22 m depth, collected 1993, ex coll. J. Trausel)
To NHMUK collection (Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825; SYNTYPES; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3510711) (from synonym Cypraea algoensis J. E. Gray, 1825)
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