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Cypraea brevissima G. B. Sowerby II, 1870
555476 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:555476)
unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899
page(s): 47-48, pl. 37 fig. 523, 524 [details]
page(s): 47-48, pl. 37 fig. 523, 524 [details]
Type locality contained in Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone
type locality contained in Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cypraea brevissima G. B. Sowerby II, 1870. Accessed at: http://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=555476 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899
page(s): 47-48, pl. 37 fig. 523, 524 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
subsequent type designation Fehse D. (2015). Contributions to the knowledge of Triviidae, XXIX-F. New Triviidae from the Marquesas. <em>Visaya.</em> supplement 5: 113-130.
note: neotype designation [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 47-48, pl. 37 fig. 523, 524 [details]
basis of record Petit, R. E. (2009). George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 2189: 1–218., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2189.1.1 [details]
subsequent type designation Fehse D. (2015). Contributions to the knowledge of Triviidae, XXIX-F. New Triviidae from the Marquesas. <em>Visaya.</em> supplement 5: 113-130.
note: neotype designation [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
