Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, 1758 Cypraea dama G. Perry, 1811
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Cypraea vitellusLinnaeus, 1758, p. 721, [List. conch. 4, s. 9, c. 4, t. 8, f. 2; Bonan. recr. 3, fig. 254; Rumph. mus. 115, t. 38 f.] [Basis of the current name] Type Locality: Sundam Asiae
Cypraea damaG. Perry, 1811a, pl. 23, fig. 3 [Synonym] Type Locality: Surinam [in error] References: Schilder & Schilder (1971) s; Petit (2003) Comments: Mislocalized Cypraea vitellus 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.