OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Luponia castanea Higgins, 1868
   Cypraea verhoefi Burgess, 1982

Common Name

Chestnut-Coloured Cowry p.95      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

East London to False Bay

  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [{45-65 metresf1 , amongst soft coral and rubblef0 f2fs17 }]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.32 [ as Cypraea verhoefi ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.95 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Cypraeovula Gray, 1824
                              Cypraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52558) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-27. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-02.