original description
(of Cypraea hirundo var. owenii J. E. Gray, 1832) Sowerby, G. B. I. (1832-1837). <i>Cypraea, Erato, Ovulum</i>. In: The Conchological Illustrations. London. Parts 1-8, 101-131. 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): 6, part 4 fig. 12** [details]
original description
(of Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana var. modesta G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) 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): 11. [details]
original description
(of Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana var. monstrosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1870) 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): 10, fig. 366. [details]
taxonomy source
Lorenz F. & Chiapponi M. (2005) Revision of the <i>Bistolida owenii</i>-complex (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) with the description of a new subspecies. <i>Visaya</i> 1(5): 22-36. [November 2005] [details]
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): 475 [details]
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Taxonomy Petit (2009: 24 and 148) attributes this taxon to J. E. Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832). It was introduced as a variety of Cypraea hirundo Linnaeus, 1758. [details]
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