OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae
Lyncina vitellus Linnaeus, 1758
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758
Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cypraea dama Perry, 1811
Cypraea subfascula Dillwyn, 1827
Cypraea salita Roberts, 1870
Cypraea vitellus var. sarcodes Melvill, 1888
Cypraea vitellus var. fergusoni Rous, 1905
Mystaponda orcina Iredale, 1931
Cypraea distorta Iredale, 1935
Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus polynesiae Schilder & Schilder, 1939
Common Name
Milk-spotted Cowry p.125, pl.21, f.23 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific; Cape Leeuwin, WA to central NSW
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
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 E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22
Keywords
depth: continental shelf
depth: continental slope [to 250 m]
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal
habitat: coral reef [amongst seaweed, under coral slabs]
habitat: rock reef [under rocks]
substrate: sand [buried]
References
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.72-73 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. 1993. p.183 [pl. 34, figs 9 a-c] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Cypraeoidea
Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
Lyncina Troschel, 1863
Lyncina vitellus Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8500) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Gary Rosenberg on 2004-10-29.