Species Luria isabella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fawn-coloured Cowry, Isabell Cowry
Type data:
Status unknown, Ambon Island, Indonesia.- Cypraea literata Anon 1822. Outlines in Conchology. pp. 1-320 in Time's Telescope for 1822. London : Sherwood, Neely and Jones Vol. 43. [320, fig. 6].
- Cypraea controversa Gray, J.E. 1824. Monograph on the family Cypraeidae, a family of testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal of London 1: 137-152 [144-145].
- Cypraea (Cypraea) isabella lekalekana Ladd, H.S. 1934. Geology of Vitilevu Fiji. Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 119: 164-237 [218pl. 38, figs 9-12].
Type data:
Status unknown, Viti Levu, Fiji. - Basilitrona isabella cavia Steadman, W.R. & Cotton, B.C. 1943. The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 7(4): 309-336 [326].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.14161, Suva, Fiji. - Basilitrona isabella lemuriana 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 [507].
- Luria (Basilitrona) isabella cylindroides Coen, G. 1949. Nota su alcune forme nuove di "Cypraecea". Historia Naturalis, Roma 3(1): 13-18 [14] [as Luria (Basilitrona) isabella var. cylindroides Coen, 1949].
Type data:
Status unknown, Viti Ids. Type data:
Holotype R. Buoy Lagoon Pinacle, Kwajalein Atoll.
Generic Combinations
- Cypraea (Luria) isabella Linnaeus, 1758. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [182] - Luria isabella isabella (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [82]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Predominantly in shallow water
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [184]
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]
Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [193-195, figs 66D, 68G, H]
Lorenz, F. 2002. New Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-292. [38-42]
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 [143] (synonymise gilvella)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [182, pl. 32, figs 7a-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. [126, fig. 1] (Fawn-coloured Cowry)
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [124, fig. 374] (Isabell Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 26-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 22-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |