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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae

Erosaria helvola argella (Melvill, 1888)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Cypraea helvola var. argella Melvill, 1888
Cypraea helvola var. mascarena Melvill, 1888

Common Name

Small Silvery helvola p.200 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [ to 15m ]
habitat: under coral

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.216 General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.200 General reference
Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. p.96 [ as Cypraea helvola var. argella ] Secondary source
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 argella (Melvill, 1888)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54553) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-21. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-21.