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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae
Mauritia scurra scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Cypraea scurra Gmelin, 1791
Cypraea scurra var. standeni Melvill, 1905
Cypraea scurra var. nigella Sullioti, 1924
Cypraea scurra var. viridosa Sulliotti, 1924
Common Name
Mouse Cowry p.126, pl.385 Coleman, N. 1975.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Sulu Sea
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Samar
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [to 25 m]
depth: intertidal [low tide level]
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: coral reef
References
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.56 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Cypraeoidea
Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
Mauritia Troschel, 1863
Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Mauritia scurra scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52366) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-26. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.