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

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae

Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea talpa Linnaeus, 1758
   Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Cypraea saturata Dautzenberg, 1902
   Talparia imperialis Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Common Name

Mole or Chocolate-banded Cowry p.128, pl.21, f.4 Allan, J. 1950.

Distribution

Keywords

depth: intertidal
habitat: coral reef [under coral slabs]

References

Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.90 [{as Cypraea talpa}] General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.78 Contains synonymy
Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.174 General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.191 [pl. 31, figs 3 a,b] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Talparia Troschel, 1863
                              Talparia talpa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8666) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-04-29.