Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae

Staphylaea limacina limacina (Lamarck, 1810)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810
   Cypraea jenningsia Perry, 1811
   Cypraea staphylaea var. lilacina Weinkauff, 1881
   Staphylaea (Purperosa) purperosa ruvaya Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Common Name

Slug-like cowry p.210      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.
Limacina Cowry p.116, pl.117      Wilson, B 2002.
The File Cowry p.125, pl.376-7      Coleman, N. 1975.

Distribution

Keywords

habitat: in coral rubble [ amongst and under coral rubble ]
habitat: in mud [ likes slightly muddy areas ]

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.233 [ as Cypraea limacina ] General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.210 General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Staphylaea Jousseaume, 1884
                              Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810)
                                Staphylaea limacina limacina (Lamarck, 1810)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54942) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.