Species Erronea pyriformis (Gray, 1824)
Pyriform Cowry
- Cypraea pyriformis Gray, J.E. 1824. Monograph on the family Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal of London 1: 367-391 [371-372].
- Cypraea kaiseri Kenyon, A. 1897. Descriptions of two species of Cypraea from Western Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(1): 145 [145].
Type data:
Status unknown, Lagrange Bay, Western Australia. - Cypraea xanthodon carnicolor Preston, H.B. 1909. Two new varieties of Cypraea from N.E. Queensland. Nautilus 22: 121-122 [121] [junior homonym; as Cypraea xanthodon var. carnicolor Preston, 1909; junior homonym of Cypraea carnicolor Mörch, 1852].
Type data:
Status unknown, N.E. Queensland. - Ipserronea problematica Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [132, pl. 9, figs 8, a-b].
Generic Combinations
- Erronea pyriformis (Gray, 1824). —
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [127]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Indian Ocean to western Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, mud-silt.
Extra Ecological Information
Muddy areas with coral rubble
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [114] (as Cypraea pyriformis)
Meyer, C. 2005. Erronea pyriformis Gray, 1824. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/pyriformis.htm
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. [182, pl. 32, figs 15 a-f]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [17, pl. 19] (Pyriform Cowry)
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 |