Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae

Erosaria eburnea (Barnes, 1824)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea eburnea Barnes, 1824
   Cypraea lactea Wood, 1828
   Cypraea miliaris var. nivea Preston, 1909
   Erosaria eburnea mara Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Ivory-White cowry p.191 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.
The Ivory Cowry p.126 Allan, J. 1950.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ shallow water to 40m ]
depth: intertidal
depth: sublittoral
habitat: under coral
habitat: under stones

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.221 [ as Cypraea eburnea ] General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.191 General reference
Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. Secondary source
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria eburnea (Barnes, 1824)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8430) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-12.