Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea testudinosa G. Perry, 1811
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Cypraea testudinariaLinnaeus, 1758, p. 719, [Lister conch. 4, s. 9, c. 5, t. 6; Rumphius mus. t. 38, f. 6; Pet. amb. t. 8, f. 7] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Unknown
Cypraea testudinosaG. Perry, 1811a, pl. 20, fig. 1 [Synonym] Type Locality: West Indies [in error] References: Schilder & Schilder (1971) s; Petit (2003) Comments: Mislocalized Cypraea testudinaria from the Indo-Pacific.
Partial List of References
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae Systema Naturae, 10th ed., vol. 1 824 pp. Laurentii Salvii: Holmiae [Stockholm, Sweden]. Perry, G. 1811. Conchology iv + 5 pp., 61 pls. William Miller: London.