OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Lyncina carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Included taxa

   Lyncina carneola carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Lyncina carneola propinqua (Garrett, 1879)

Common Name

Orange-banded Cowry p.128, pl.21, f.17      Allan, J. 1950.  
Carnelian Cowry p.112, pl.113      Wilson, B 2002.  
Purple Mouthed Cowry p.120, pl.359      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.80-81 [{as Cypraea carneola and Cypraea propinqua}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.68 Subspecific arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.183 [pl. 34, figs 7 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 carneola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8502) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-26.