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Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae

Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758
   Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea subflava Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea punctulata Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea squalina Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea cruentata R�ding, 1798
   Cypraea ferruginea Fischer, 1807
   Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869
   Cypraea lynx var. williamsi Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea (Luponia) lynx globosa Dautzenberg, 1902
   Cypraea lynx var. michaelis Melvill, 1905
   Cypraea lynx var. incrassata Dautzenberg, 1929
   Lyncina lynx pacifica Steadman & Cotton, 1943
   Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. javana Coen, 1949

Common Name

Lynx Cowry p.126, pl.21, f.13 Allan, J. 1950.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
habit: nestling [ in rocky crevices ]
habitat: coral reef
habitat: rock reef

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.83 [{as Cypraea lynx}] General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.195 [ Fig 68 E, F ] General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.67 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1993. p.183 [pl. 34, fig 8 a-c] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Lyncina Troschel, 1863
                              Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34645) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-12-04. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-08.