OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea nymphae (Jay, 1850)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea nymphae Jay, 1850
   Cypraea carnicolor Mörch, 1852

Common Name

Nymph's Cowry p.136      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaChagos Archipelago

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 45 metres ]
depth: subtidal [ from 15 metres ]
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.136 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Erronea Troschel, 1863
                              Erronea nymphae (Jay, 1850)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52806) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-02. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-16.