MolluscaBase taxon details
Cypraeovula fuscodentata (J. E. Gray, 1825)
390551 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:390551)
accepted
Species
Cypraea fuscodentata J. E. Gray, 1825 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Luponia fuscodentata (J. E. Gray, 1825) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea fuscodentata 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): 499. [details]
page(s): 499. [details]
Type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope
type locality contained in Cape of Good Hope [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraeovula fuscodentata (J. E. Gray, 1825). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390551 on 2025-09-10
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(of Cypraea fuscodentata 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): 499. [details]
basis of record 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): 49 [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): 430 [details]
page(s): 499. [details]
basis of record 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): 49 [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): 430 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | dark-toothed cowrie [from synonym] | [details] |
.jpg "To Malacopics (Cypraeovula fuscodentata (J. E. Gray, 1825) South Africa, Western Cape, False Bay, ex coll. J. Trausel)")
