Species Notocypraea piperita (Gray, 1824)
Peppered Cowry
- Cypraea piperita Gray, J.E. 1825. Monograph on the Cypraeidae, a Family of Testaceous Mollusca. Zoological Journal of London 1: 459-518 [498-499].
Type data:
Status unknown, South Australia. - Cypraea (Notocypraea) piperita Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [187].
- Cypraea bicolor Gaskoin, J.S. 1849. Description of a new species of Cypraea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1848: 90-98 [92].
- Erronea (Stolida) angustata reticulifera Schilder, F.A. 1924. Systematischer Index der rezenten Cypraeidae. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 90(Abt. A, 4): 179-214 [201].
- Cypraea leucochroa Sullioti, G.R. 1924. Note di patologia malacologica (Contribuzione allo studio delle Cypraeidae). Italy : Imperia, Tip. Nazionale 15 pp. [11] [junior homonym of Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791].
- Cypraea piperita dissecta 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 7-8].
Type data:
Status unknown, off Twofold Bay, NSW. - Notocypraea declivis occidentalis Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [124].
Type data:
Status unknown, Geographe Bay, West Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Notocypraea piperita (Gray, 1825). —
Meyer, C. 2005. Notocypraea piperita Gray, 1825. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/piperita.htm
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), 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, shallow subtidal, shallow subtidal, stones.
Extra Ecological Information
To 200 m; amongst sponges.
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [43]
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]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [187, pl. 35, figs 12a-g, text fig.]
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]
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, fig. 12a] (Peppered Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 20-Jun-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 18-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |