OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Erronea errones errones (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Erronea errones azura Schilder, 1968

Common Name

Erroneous Cowry p.126, pl.21, f.11      Allan, J. 1950.  
Wandering Cowry p.114, pl.115      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Shark Bay, WA to northern NSW

  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.248 [{as Cypraea errones}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.121 Subspecific arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.181 [pl. 34, figs 5a,b]  General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8448) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-28.