AfReMaS taxon details
Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
530893 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:530893)
accepted
Species
Callistocypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758) · unaccepted > superseded combination
Callistocypraea testudinaria ingens F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1938 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea testudinaria ingens (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1838) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758) 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 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530893 on 2025-04-30
Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530893 on 2025-04-30
original description
(of Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758) 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
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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): 362 [details]
basis of record Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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): 362 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications) (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria BULLA STAGE)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria DARK)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria DWARF)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria FREAK)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria GIANT)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria LARGE)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria OVERGLAZE)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria VERY LARGE)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelycypraea testudinaria)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria ingens (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1838))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (96 publications) (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria BULLA STAGE)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria DARK)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria DWARF)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria FREAK)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria GIANT)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria LARGE)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria OVERGLAZE)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria SPECIAL COLOR)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria VERY LARGE)
To Conchology (Chelycypraea testudinaria)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chelycypraea testudinaria)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
To GenBank (4 nucleotides; 3 proteins) (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To Malacopics (Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria ingens (F. A. Schilder & M. Schilder, 1838))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758)
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