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Cypraea cumingii J. E. Gray, 1832
597579 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:597579)
unaccepted > superseded combination
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 1-8, 101-131, fig. 1-181. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432534
page(s): 8, part 1 fig. 5 [details]
page(s): 8, part 1 fig. 5 [details]
Taxonomy This species was introduced as Ovula cumingii Sowerby I, 1832
Taxonomy This species was introduced as Ovula cumingii Sowerby I, 1832 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea cumingii J. E. Gray, 1832. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=597579 on 2025-09-11
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Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: <i>The Conchological Illustrations; or coloured figures of hitherto unfigured Recent shells</i>. London, privately published. Parts 1-8, 101-131, fig. 1-181. Catalogue and index, 20 pp. [Parts 1-8, figs 1–61 (1832); Parts 101-112, figs 63-112 (1836); Parts 113-131, figs 113-181 (1837)]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35432534
page(s): 8, part 1 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
page(s): 240 [details]
additional source 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]
page(s): 8, part 1 fig. 5 [details]
basis of record Burgess C.M. (1985). <i>Cowries of the world</i>. Cape Town: Gordon Verhoef, Seacomber Publications. xiv + 289 pp.
page(s): 240 [details]
additional source 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]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Taxonomy This species was introduced as Ovula cumingii Sowerby I, 1832 [details]
