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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea mauritiana Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea nebulosa Solander, 1786
   Cypraea turbinata Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea trifasciata Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea undulata Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea venera Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea regina Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea paschalis Röding, 1798
   Cypraea castanea Röding, 1798
   Cypraea fuliginosa Perry, 1811
   Peribolus adansonii Blainville, 1825
   Cypraea calxequina Melvill & Standen, 1899
   Cypraea (Aricia) arabica var. atra Dautzenberg, 1902
   Mauritia mauritia var. albiflora Petrbok, 1932
   Cypraea mauritiana var. cinerea Bouge, 1961

Common Name

Chocolate Cowry p.123, pl.21, f.21      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Kimberly, WA to north Qld

  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: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 

Keywords

exposure: exposed 
habitat: rocky shore [in deep rocky crevices]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.73 [{as Cypraea mauritiana}]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.55 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.185 [pl. 31, figs 11 a,b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Mauritia Troschel, 1863
                              Mauritia mauritiana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8543) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-08.