WoRMS name details
Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905)
597553 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597553)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea asellus var. vespacea Melvill, 1905) Melvill, J.C. (1905). Four colour varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11(6): 192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651088 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Palmadusta asellus vespacea (Melvill, 1905). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597553 on 2025-04-22
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Cypraea asellus var. vespacea Melvill, 1905) Melvill, J.C. (1905). Four colour varieties of <i>Cypraea</i>. <em>Journal of Conchology.</em> 11(6): 192., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31651088 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Bergonzoni M. (2015). A new <i>Palmadusta asellus</i> from Madagascar. <em>Beautifulcowries Magazine.</em> 7: 4-14. [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 453 [details]
source of synonymy Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 453 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
