Cypraea amethystea (LINN 274[a])

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Cypraea amethystea (LINN 274[a])

Linnean

Title: Cypraea amethystea (LINN 274[a])

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Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0

Rights holder: The Linnean Society of London

Collection: Shells

Reference number: LSL.274[a]

Filed as name: Cypraea amethystea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Filed as genus: Cypraea

Filed as species: amethystea

Institution code: LINN

Basis of record: PreservedSpecimen

Number of specimens: 2

Scientific name: Cypraea amethystea

Genus: Cypraea

Species: amethystea

Type status: Lectotype

ID references: Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [10th revised edition][no. 293] | Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. [no. 334] | Hanley, S. C. T. 1855. Ipsa Linnaei Conchylia. The shells of Linnaeus, determined from his manuscripts and collection… [p. 184] |Dodge H. 1952-1959. A historical review of the mollusks of Linnaeus. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Vols. 100-118 [pt. 2, p. 70]

ID verification status: Verified

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