Subspecies Bistolida brevidentata brevidentata (Sowerby, 1870)
- Cypraea brevidentata Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1870. Monograph of the genus Cypraea. 1-58, pls 292-328 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 4. [11, pl. 31, figs 325, 326].
- Cypraea stolida moniontha Melvill, J.C. 1888. A survey of the genus Cypraea (Linn.), its nomenclature, geographical distribution and distinctive affinities; with descriptions of two new species and several varieties. Memoirs and Proceedings of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society 4 1: 184-252, pl. 1-2 [219, fig. 4] [as Cypraea stolida var. moniontha Melvill, 1888].
- Cypraea irvineanae Cox, J.C. 1890. Descriptions of two new species of Australian Mollusca. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 4: 658-660 [3 Feb. 1890] [659, pl. 19, figs 7-9].
Type data:
Status unknown, N.W. Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Cypraea (Bistolida) brevidentata Sowerby, 1870. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [176] - Bistolida brevidentata brevidentata (Sowerby, 1870). —
Lorenz, F. 2002. New Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-292. [93]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northwest Australia (North West Cape to Darwin)
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, rocks, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Lorenz, F. 2002. New Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-292. [91-92, map 27]
Meyer, C. 2005. Bistolida brevidentata Sowerby, 1870. Cowrie genetic database project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/brevidentata.htm (although Meyer links this species back to stolida stolida there does not seem to be any consensus among authors and Meyer (2003, 2004) does not deal with the taxon in great detail)
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 (short commentary)
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 (short commentary)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 18-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |