Traits taxon details
Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888)
530883 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:530883)
accepted
Species
- Subspecies Ovatipsa coloba coloba (Melvill, 1888)
- Subspecies Ovatipsa coloba somaliana (Lorenz, 1989)
marine
(of ) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 218, pl. 1, fig. 7. [details]
page(s): 218, pl. 1, fig. 7. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through: Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025) Marine Species Traits at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530883 on 2025-04-30
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530883 on 2025-04-30
original description
(of ) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 218, pl. 1, fig. 7. [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 489 [details]
page(s): 218, pl. 1, fig. 7. [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 489 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ovatipsa coloba)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888) Maldives, collected 1982, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker J...
To Malacopics (Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888) Thailand, Phangnga, Koh Bon, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieke...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Ovatipsa coloba)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To Malacopics (Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888) Maldives, collected 1982, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker J...
To Malacopics (Ovatipsa coloba (Melvill, 1888) Thailand, Phangnga, Koh Bon, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieke...
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
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