Species Notocypraea declivis (Sowerby, 1870)
Sloping Cowry, Speckled Cowry
- Cypraea declivis Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1870. Monograph of the genus Cypraea. 1-58, pls 292-328 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 4. [31, pl. 28, fig. 287, pl. 30, figs 328-329].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tasmania. - Notocypraea angustata lentiginosa Coen, G. 1949. Nota su alcune forme nuove di "Cypraecea". Historia Naturalis, Roma 3(1): 13-18 [16] [as Notocypraea angustata var. lentiginosa Coen, 1949].
Type data:
Status unknown, Tasmania.
Generic Combinations
- Notocypraea declivis (Sowerby, 1870). —
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [103] - Cypraea (Notocypraea) declivis Sowerby, 1870. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [186]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, intertidal, marine, rocks, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 200 m; and sponges.
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [40] (as Cypraea declivis)
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. 2005. Notocypraea declivis Sowerby III, 1870. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/declivis.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)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [186, pl. 35, figs 18 a-c]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [57, pl. 147] (Sloping 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] (Speckled 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) |
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |