Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

Malacolog Version 4.1.1

A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

Gastropoda: : Cypraeoidea: Cypraeidae

Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Not found in the Western Atlantic

Synonymy

Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758
Cypraea bandata G. Perry, 1811

Details

Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758, p. 720-721, [Bonan. 3, t. 258; Rumph. t. 38, f. F; Pet. gaz. t. 76, f. 9, amb. t. 12, f. 7; Lister 4 s.9, c.6...]
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Mauritio [Mauritius]

Cypraea bandata G. Perry, 1811a, pl. 20, fig. 2
[Synonym]
Type Locality: Antigua [in error]
References: Schilder & Schilder (1971) s
Comments: Mislocalized Erosaria caputserpentis 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.

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