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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Types

Primary Type: Status unknown [] Linnaeus, C. 1758. p.723
Status unknown Mauritius

Keywords

Original Epithet:  erosa
Original Text Name:  Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758
Original Genus:  Cypraea

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.192 [ Fig 67 U, V ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria erosa (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Cypraea erosa Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34622) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.