Species Naria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791)
Miliaris Cowry, Military Cowry, Millet Cowry
- Cypraea miliaris 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] [3420].
- Cypraea lamarckii inocellata Gray, J.E. 1825. Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a Family of Testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal of London 1: 459-518 [506] [as Cypraea lamarckii var. inocellata Gray, 1825].
- Cypraea miliaris magistra 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 [227, fig. 6] [as Cypraea miliaris var. magistra Melvill, 1888].
Type data:
Status unknown, Japan. - Cypraea miliaris diversa Kenyon, A. 1902. Some undescribed varieties of Cypraea. Journal of Conchology 10(6): 183-184 [184] [as Cypraea miliaris var. diversa Kenyon, 1902].
Type data:
Status unknown, Shark Bay, West Australia. - Cypraea miliaris brookei Rous, S. 1905. On some new varieties of Cypraea. Nautilus 19(2): 29 [29] [as Cypraea miliaris var. brookei Rous, 1905].
- Cypraea miliaris intermedia Smith, M. 1913. On Cypraea miliaris Gmel., with descriptions of new varieties. Nautilus 6 27: 69-70 [69] [as Cypraea miliaris var. intermedia Smith, 1913].
- Cypraea miliaris brevis Smith, M. 1913. On Cypraea miliaris Gmel., with descriptions of new varieties. Nautilus 6 27: 69-70 [70] [as Cypraea miliaris var. brevis Smith, 1913].
- Cypraea miliaris gabrieli Gatliff, J.H. 1915. Descriptions of two new Australian varieties of cowries. Victorian Naturalist 32(10): 147-149 [148] [as Cypraea miliaris var. gabrieli Gatliff, 1916].
Type data:
Status unknown, Northern Territory, Australia. - Erosaria (Erosaria) differens Schilder, F.A. 1927. Revision der Cypraeacea (Moll. Gastr.). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 91A: 1-171 [149].
- Cypraea gabrielana Gatliff, J.H. 1929. Alteration in the name of a Cypraea. Victorian Naturalist 46(6): 136 [136].
- Erosaria metavona Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [117].
Type data:
Status unknown, Keppel Island, Qld.
Generic Combinations
- Erosaria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791). —
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [190] - Naria miliaris (Gmelin, 1791).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central Indo-west to western Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Algal substrate, intertidal, marine, mud-silt.
Extra Ecological Information
Also in rubble
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [215] (as Cypraea miliaris)
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. Erosaria miliaris Gmelin, 1791. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/miliaris.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 in analysis)
Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. A catalogue of living and fossil cowries. Taxonomy and Bibliography of Triviacea and Cypraeacea (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Mémoires de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique 2 85: 1-246
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [180, pl. 32, figs 13 a-d]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [59, pl. 155] (Military Cowry)
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [190] (Millet Cowry)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [114, pl. 115] (Miliaris 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 |