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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea testudinosa Perry, 1811
   testudinosa PERRY
   ingens (SCHILDER & SCHILDER, 1938)
   Callistocypraea (Chelycypraea) testudinaria ingens Schilder & Schilder, 1939

Common Name

Toroise-shell Cowry p.124, pl.21, f.22      Allan, J. 1950.  
Murakumo-dakara G1183 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1183]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Seringapatum Atoll off northern WA

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSamar
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
     Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.175 

Keywords

depth: shallow subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.97 Contains synonymy
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.54 General reference
 Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.175 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.178 [pl. 31, figs 10 a,b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Chelycypraea Schilder, 1927
                              Chelycypraea testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8371) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-04-29.