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Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana var. monstrosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1870

1659100  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1659100)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Littorinimorpha (Order)
  7. Cypraeoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Cypraeidae (Family)
  9. Cypraeinae (Subfamily)
  10. Cypraeini (Tribe)
  11. Cypraea (Genus)
  12. Cypraea (Cypraea) (Subgenus)
  13. Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana (Species)
  14. Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana var. monstrosa (Variety)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Variety
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899
page(s): 10, fig. 366. [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Cypraea (Cypraea) menkeana var. monstrosa G. B. Sowerby II, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1659100 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature

original description Sowerby, G. B. II. (1870). Monograph of the genus <i>Cypraea</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 4 (26-28): 1–58, pls 292–328. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15936899
page(s): 10, fig. 366. [details] 


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