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

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Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae

Monetaria annulus Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758
   Erosaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Cypraea annularis Perry, 1811
   *Cypraea annulata Donavan, 1820
   Cypraea annulifera Conrad, 1866
   Cypraea noum�ensis Marie, 1869
   Monetaria harmandiana Rochebrune, 1884
   Monetaria camelorum Rochebrune, 1884
   Cypraea obvallata var. calcarata Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea annulus var. tectoriata Sullioti, 1924
   Monetaria annulus sosokoana Ladd, 1934
   Monetaria (Ornamentaria) annulus scutellum Schilder & Schilder, 1937
   Monetaria annulus dranga Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Ringed cowry p.204 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.
Ringed Money Cowry p.119, pl.355 [For Cypraea annulus (Coleman) and Ornamentaria annulus (Allan)] Coleman, N. 1975.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
habitat: coral reef [ restricted to shallow water; mostly exposed during day-time ]
habitat: rock platform [ ]
habitat: sand
substrate: algal turf [ ]

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.227 [ as Cypraea annulus ] General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.204 General reference
Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. Secondary source
Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.173 General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.184 [pl. 32, figs 5 a,b] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Monetaria Troschel, 1863
                              Monetaria annulus Linnaeus, 1758
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8517) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-04-29.