Species Notocypraea pulicaria (Reeve, 1846)
Flea-spotted Cowry
- Cypraea pulicaria Reeve, L.A. 1846. Description of two new species of Cypraea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1846: 23-25 [23].
- Guttacypraea euclia Steadman, W.R. & Cotton, B.C. 1946. A key to the classification of the cowries (Cypraeidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 8(3): 503-530, pl. 8-13 [530, pl. 11, figs 4-6].
- Guttacypraea pulicaria candida Coen, G. 1949. Nota su alcune forme nuove di "Cypraecea". Historia Naturalis, Roma 3(1): 13-18 [16] [as Guttacypraea pulicaria var. candida Coen, 1949].
Type data:
Status unknown, West Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Notocypraea pulicaria (Reeve, 1846). —
Meyer, C. 2005. Notocypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/pulicaria.htm - Cypraea (Notocypraea) pulicaria Reeve, 1846. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [187]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, stones.
Extra Ecological Information
Among sponges
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [44] (as Cypraea pulicaria)
Meyer, C. 2005. Notocypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/pulicaria.htm
Meyer, C.P. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 79: 401-459 (included in analysis)
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 (included in analysis)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [187, text fig.; pl. 35, figs 14 a-d]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [130, fig. 11A] (Flea-spotted Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |