Species Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791)
Brown Cowry, Slim Cowry, Tight Cowry, Verco's Cowry
- Cypraea angustata 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].
- Cypraea maculata Perry, G. 1811. Conchology, or the natural history of shells containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings, executed from the natural specimens and including the latest discoveries. London : W. Miller 4 pp., 62 pls. [pl. 20, fig. 5] [junior homonym of Cypraea maculata Lamarck, 1810].
- Cypraea castanea Anderson, C. 1836. Unknown. Soc. Wernér. Hist. Nat. Edinburgh (L'Institut) Vol. 4 193 pp. [193].
- Cypraea augustata albata Beddome, C 1898. Notes on species of Cypraea inhabiting the shores of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 22(3): 564-576 [570, pl. 21, figs 4-7] [as Cypraea augustata var. albata Beddome, 1898].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tasmania. - Cypraea angustata globosa Vayssiere, A. 1910. Nouvelle etude sur les Coquilles de quelques Cypraea. Journal de Conchyliologie 58: 301-311 [310, pl. 13, figs 8-9] [as Cypraea angustata var. globosa Vayssiere, 1910].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tasmanie. - Thelxinovum molleri 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 17-18].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57767 dry, off Twofold Bay, New South Wales, Australia [37°4'58.8"S,149°54'0"E]. - Cypraea bicolor emblema 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 3-4].
Type data:
Status unknown, off Cape Everard, Vic. - Notocypraea verconis Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1932. South Australian Shells, Part 3. South Australian Naturalist 13(2): 35-86, pls 1-4 [41, pl. 1, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.10173, Gulf St. Vincent, SA.
Generic Combinations
- Notocypraea angustata (Gmelin, 1791). —
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [103] - Notocypraea emblema (Iredale, 1931). —
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 [61]
Introduction
N. angustata is a species complex consisting of two unformalised taxa (Meyer, 2004)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, rocks, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On sponges
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [39] (as Cypraea angustata)
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 [61]
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 - two taxa recognised)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [186, pl. 35, figs 16 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. [130, pl. 19, fig. 5] (Verco's Cowry)
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [56, pl. 143] (Slim Cowry)
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [103] (Tight Cowry)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [116, pl. 117] (Brown Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 20-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 18-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |