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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae

Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Included taxa

Erosaria caputserpentis caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erosaria caputserpentis caputophidii (Schilder, 1927)

Common Name

Serpent's Head p.125, pl.19, f.11 Allan, J. 1950.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
habitat: coral reef
habitat: rock reef
habitat: rocky shore

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.205 [ as Cypraea caputserpentis ] General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.206 General reference
Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. Secondary source
Wilson, B. 1993. p.179 [pl. 34, figs 2 a-c] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8394) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.