OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea Linnaeus, 1758

Included taxa

   Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea pantherina Solander, 1786
   Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825
   Cypraea ingloria Crosse, 1878
   Cypraea amphitales Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea fuscorubra Shaw, 1909
   Cypraea binostrata (Schilder & Schilder, 1937)
   Cypraea philmarti Poppe, 1993

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.65 General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8385) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by bouchet genera on 2003-01-30.