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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Notocypraea emblema auct.
   Cypraea angustata Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea maculata Perry, 1811
   Cypraea castanea Anderson, 1836
   Cypraea augustata var. subcarnea Beddome, 1896
   Cypraea augustata var. albata Beddome, 1898
   Cypraea angustata var. globosa Vayssiere, 1910
   Thelxinovum molleri Iredale, 1931
   Cypraea bicolor emblema Iredale, 1931
   Notocypraea verconis Cotton & Godfrey, 1932

Common Name

Brown Cowry p.116, pl.117      Wilson, B 2002.  
Slim Cowry p.56, pl.143      Coleman, N. 1975.  
Verco's Cowry p.130, pl.19, f.5      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Eden, NSW to St Vincent Gulf, SA, northern Tas (Wilson, 1993)

  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 150 m]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: under rocks [and sponges]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.39 [{as Cypraea angustata}]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.61 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.103 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.186 [pl. 35, figs 16 a-c]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Notocypraea Schilder, 1927
                              Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8564) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-05-05.