MolluscaBase name details

Cypraea retusa J. Sowerby, 1822 †

867401  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:867401)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Cypraeinae (Subfamily)
  10. Cypraeini (Tribe)
  11. Cypraea (Genus)
  12. Cypraea retusa † (Species)
 unaccepted (original combination)
Species
marine
fossil only
Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14392771
page(s): 107, pl. 378 fig. 2. [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea retusa J. Sowerby, 1822 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=867401 on 2025-09-11
Date
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2016-01-10 15:51:48Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2022-06-22 09:09:18Z
changed
Dekker, Henk

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original description Sowerby, J.; Sowerby, J. De C. (1821-1823). The mineral conchology of Great Britain; or, Coloured figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the earth. Vol. IV. Privately published by author, London, pp. 1-160, pls. 307-407., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14392771
page(s): 107, pl. 378 fig. 2. [details] 
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