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Leporicypraea mappa subsignata (Melvill, 1888)

759294  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:759294)

  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. Mauritiini (Tribe)
  11. Leporicypraea (Genus)
  12. Leporicypraea mappa (Species)
  13. Leporicypraea mappa subsignata (Subspecies)
 unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Subspecies
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cypraea mappa var. subsignata Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 211. [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leporicypraea mappa subsignata (Melvill, 1888). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=759294 on 2025-04-05
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2014-04-01 08:33:53Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2021-05-02 08:07:12Z
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Herbert, David
2023-04-06 16:38:46Z
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Herbert, David

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Nomenclature

original description (of Cypraea mappa var. subsignata Melvill, 1888) Melvill, J. C. (1888). A survey of the genus <i>Cypraea</i> (Linn.) its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinites; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. <em>Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society.</em> ser. 4, 1: 184-252., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10266543
page(s): 211. [details] 

basis of record Lorenz F. & Bridges R.J. (2014) The subspecies of <i>Leporicypraea mappa</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) from the western Indian Ocean (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <i>Conchylia</i> 44(3-4): 17-26. [March 2014] [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): 294. [details] 


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