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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea helvola Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea striata Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea badia Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea cancellata Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea stellata Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea argusculus Schroter, 1804
   Cypraea australis Schroter, 1804
   Cypraea chalcedonia Perry, 1811
   Cypraea derosa Risso, 1826
   Cypraea helvola var. timorensis Kenyon, 1902
   Cypraea helvola var. borneensis Kenyon, 1902
   Cypraea helvola var. aphrodite Rous, 1905
   Cypraea (Erosaria) agassizi Ladd, 1934
   Erosaria helvola citrinicolor Iredale, 1935

Common Name

Honey cowry p.200      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.84 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: rubble [ under dead coral ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.216 General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.193 [ Fig 67 I, J, Cypraea kauliani synonym of Erosaria hevola, does not appear as synonym in other references ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.200 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34636) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-12-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-30.