Species Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758)
Erroneus Cowry
- Cypraea oblonga Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3416].
- Cypraea pusilla Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3421].
- Cypreae coerulescens Schröter, J.S. 1804. Neue Conch. Arten (Weidemann). Arkiv för Zoologi 4(1): 1-113 [13].
- Cypraea bimaculata Gray, J.E. 1825. Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a Family of Testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal of London 1: 459-518 [456].
- Cypraea ovum Kiener, L.C. 1843. Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Ballière 130pp., 47 pls. [56-57, pl. 29, figs 4-4a, no. 48].
- Cypraea coxi Brazier, J. 1872. Descriptions of three new species of marine shells from Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 616-617 [617, pl. 44, figs 3-3a].
Type data:
Status unknown, Dupuch's Island, north-west coast of Australia. - Cypraea errones chrysophaea 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 [229] [as Cypraea errones var. chrysophaea Melvill, 1888].
Type data:
Status unknown, Andaman Islands. - Cypraea (Luponia) errones compressa Dautzenberg, P. 1902. Revision de Cyraeidae de la Nouvelle-Caledonie. Journal de Conchyliologie 50(3): 291-384 [349, pl. 7, figs 13-14] [as Cypraea (Luponia) errones monstr. compressa Dautzenberg, 1902].
Type data:
Status unknown, New Caledonia. - Erronea nimiserrans Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [130, pl. 9, figs 1a-b].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.102838 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Whitsunday Passage, Lindeman Island, Queensland, Australia [20°27'0"S,149°1'58.8"E]. - Erronea magerrones proba Iredale, T. 1939. Australian Cowries. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 9: 297-323 pls, 27-29 [322, pl. 29, figs 33-34].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60578 dry, Broome, Western Australia, Australia [17°58'1.2"S,122°13'58.8"E]. - Erronea magerrones Iredale, T. 1939. Australian Cowries. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 9: 297-323 pls, 27-29 [322, pl. 29, figs 31-32].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60577 dry, Keppel Bay, Queensland, Australia [23°25'1.2"S,150°55'1.2"E].
Status unknown, Keppel Bay, Qld. - Erronea nimisserans vivili Steadman, W.R. & Cotton, B.C. 1943. The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 7(4): 309-336 [324].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.14160, Suva, Fiji. - Erronea nimiserrans kalavo Steadman, W.R. & Cotton, B.C. 1943. The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 7(4): 309-336 [324].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.14159, Suva, Fiji. - Palmadusta asellus fusca Coen, G. 1949. Nota su alcune forme nuove di "Cypraecea". Historia Naturalis, Roma 3(1): 13-18 [17] [as Palmadusta asellus var. fusca Coen, 1949].
Type data:
Status unknown, Red Sea. - Erronea errones azurea Schilder, F.A. 1968. Zur Kenntnis der Cypraeidae. 13. Eine Mutation voni Errones errones (Linnaeus). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 98(1/2): 73-75 [73] [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Holotype 20748 (Museum listed as coll. Schilder), Fatimas Reef (6 km South of Broome), Western Australia. - Erronea azurea Schilder, 1968 [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Holotype 20748 (Museum listed as coll. Schilder.), Western Australia, Fatimas Reef (6 km South of Broome).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Erronea errones (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Meyer, C. 2005. Erronea errones Linneaus, 1758. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/errones.htm
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Indian Ocean to western Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, intertidal, marine, rocky crevices, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [60]
Meyer, C. 2005. Erronea errones Linneaus, 1758. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/errones.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)
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. [126, pl. 21, fig. 11] (Erroneus Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 | 18-Jul-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 18-Apr-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 18-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |