MolluscaBase taxon details
Notocypraea piperita (J. E. Gray, 1825)
534638 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:534638)
accepted
Species
Cypraea piperita J. E. Gray, 1825 · unaccepted
Cypraea piperita dissecta Iredale, 1931 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Erronea angustata piperita (Gray, 1825) · unaccepted
- Subspecies Notocypraea piperita occidentalis Iredale, 1935
- Subspecies Notocypraea piperita piperita (J. E. Gray, 1825)
- Subspecies Notocypraea piperita bicolor (Gaskoin, 1849) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea piperita 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): 498 [details]
page(s): 498 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Notocypraea piperita (J. E. Gray, 1825). Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534638 on 2025-09-11
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original description
(of Cypraea piperita 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): 498 [details]
original description (of Cypraea piperita dissecta Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 220, pl. 24, figs 7-8 [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F. (2005). Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of <i>Notocypraea</i> (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <em>Visaya.</em> 1 (5): 16-21. [details] Available for editors
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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): 419 [details]
additional source Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]
page(s): 498 [details]
original description (of Cypraea piperita dissecta Iredale, 1931) Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. No I. <em>Records of the Australian Museum.</em> 18(4): 201-235, pls. 22-25. [21 June 1931]., available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20220630140205/https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17196/725_complete.pdf
page(s): 220, pl. 24, figs 7-8 [details]
basis of record Lorenz, F. (2005). Taxonomic notes on two poorly known species of <i>Notocypraea</i> (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <em>Visaya.</em> 1 (5): 16-21. [details] Available for editors
[request]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): 419 [details]
additional source Lorenz F. & Hubert A. (2000) A guide to worldwide cowries. Edition 2. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 584 pp. [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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