Species Lyncina vitellus Linnaeus, 1758
Milk-spotted Cowry
- Cypraea vitellus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [721, no. 300].
Type data:
Status unknown, Strait of Sunda, Indonesia. - Cypraea subfascula Dillwyn, L.W. 1827. Remarks on the Cypraea described by Gray. Zoological Journal of London 3: 315-317 [315].
- Cypraea salita Roberts, S.R. 1870. Catalogues of the families Porcellanidae and Amphiperasidae. American Journal of Conchology 5(3[appendix]): 189-214 [199].
- Cypraea vitellus sarcodes 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 [206] [as Cypraea vitellus var. sarcodes Melvill, 1888].
- Cypraea vitellus fergusoni Rous, S. 1905. On some Cypraeidae in the collection of Mr. Ferguson of Brooklyn, with descriptions of several new varieties. Nautilus 7 19: 75-78 [76] [as Cypraea vitellus var. fergusoni Rous, 1905].
- Mystaponda orcina Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [220, pl. 24, figs 9-10].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57764 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0"S,151°13'58.8"E]. - Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus polynesiae Schilder, F.A. & Schilder, M. 1939. Prodrome of a monograph on living Cypraeidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 23: 119-231 [187].
Generic Combinations
- Lyncina vitellus (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [72] - Cypraea (Lyncina) vitellus Linnaeus, 1758. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [183]
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), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, coral reef, intertidal, marine, rock reef, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Amongst seaweed, under coral slabs
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 [59]
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 in analysis)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [183, pl. 34, figs 9 a-c]
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. [125, pl. 21, fig. 23] (Milk-spotted Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 22-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 17-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |