WoRMS name details
Cypraea alleni Ostergaard, 1950
1525563 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1525563)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Ostergaard, J. M. (1950). A new species of <i>Cypraea</i> from Hawaii. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 63(4): 111-112, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520592 [details]
Type locality contained in Kauai Island, Hawaiian Islands
, Note "a depth of about 80 feet, one mile from...
Type locality "a depth of about 80 feet, one mile from Nawiliwili Bay, and about 1500 years off the leeward shore of the Island of Kauai" [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea alleni Ostergaard, 1950. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1525563 on 2025-04-06
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Nomenclature
original description
Ostergaard, J. M. (1950). A new species of <i>Cypraea</i> from Hawaii. <em>The Nautilus.</em> 63(4): 111-112, pl. 8., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8520592 [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 258 [details]
page(s): 258 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Type locality "a depth of about 80 feet, one mile from Nawiliwili Bay, and about 1500 years off the leeward shore of the Island of Kauai" [details]
