OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Cypraea pantherina Solander, 1786

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea pantherina Solander, 1786
   Cypraea vinosa Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea pardus Röding, 1798
   Cypraea leopardus Link, 1807
   Cypraea guttatta Lamarck, 1810
   Cypraea obtusa Perry, 1811
   Cypraea tigrina Lamarck, 1822
   Cypraea pantherina var. syringa Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea pantherina var. theriaca Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea pantherina var. juvenca Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea pantherina var. badionitens Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea pantherina var. albonitens Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea vinosa var. auricomata Sulliotti, 1924
   Cypraea vinosa var. funebralis Sulliotti, 1924
   Cypraea (Lyncina) vinosa var. catulus Schilder, 1924

Included taxa

   Cypraea pantherina rasnasraniensis Heiman & Mienis, 2001

Distribution

Dekker&Orlin2000: Red Sea endemic.

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea

Keywords

depth: intertidal [below low tide]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [to 15 m]
substrate: rocks [ ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.78 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.66 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758
                              Cypraea pantherina Solander, 1786

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=77317) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-01. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-12.