Genus Calpurnus Montfort, 1810

Museums

Regional Maps

• Calpurnus Montfort, P.D. de 1810. Conchyliologie Systematique, et Classification Methodique des Coquilles. Paris : F. Schoell Tome 2 676 + 16 pp. [639] [Calpurna [Fleming, 1828, History of British animals: 328, 331] and Calpurinus [Philippi, 1853, Handbuch der Conchyliologie und Malakozoologie: 442] are incorrect subsequent spellings. Senior objective synonym of Cyprae].

  Type species:

   Bulla verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758 by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

General References

Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D. 2009. The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. ConchBooks pp. 1-651. [32]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [199]

 

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)
01-Jun-2021		29-Feb-2012	MODIFIED
		29-Feb-2012	MODIFIED