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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea caurica Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea derosa Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea lentigo Röding, 1798
   Cypraea ligata Schröter, 1804
   Cypraea inspersa Link, 1807
   Cypraea dubia Gray, 1831
   Cypraea concava Sowerby, 1870
   Cypraea caurica var. oblongata Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea caurica var. oblongatanama Jackson, 1906
   Cypraea caurica var. rosea Taylor, 1913
   Erronea (Erronea) caurica var. nigrocincta Schilder, 1924
   Erronea caurica longior Iredale, 1935
   Erronea caurica thema Iredale, 1939
   Erronea obscurata Schilder, 1940
   Erronea pseudarabicula Coen, 1949
   Erronea caurica var. multidentata Coen, 1949
   Erronea caurica var. caledonica Coen, 1949

Common Name

Caurica Cowry p.112, pl.113      Wilson, B 2002.  
Thick Edged Cowry p.121, pl.360 [For Cypraea caurica (Coleman), Ovatipsa caurica (Allan)]      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Pacific

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: under rocks [all kinds of habitats, most common in turbid water near vital reefs]

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.137 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Erronea Troschel, 1863
                              Erronea caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Erronea caurica caurica (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=77563) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-05. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.