Subspecies Staphylaea staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Staphylaea's Cousin
- Cypraea consobrina Garrett, A. 1879. Annotated catalogue of the species of Cypraeidae collected in the South Sea Islands. Journal of Conchology 2: 105-128 [122].
- Staphylaea staphylaea descripta Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [119].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60584 dry, Great Barrier Reef, Capricorn Group, North West Island, Queensland, Australia [23°18'0"S, 151°41'60"E]. - Staphylea nukulau Steadman, W.R. & Cotton, B.C. 1943. The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 7(4): 309-336 [312].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.14140, Nukulau, Fiji.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Meyer, C. 2005. Staphylaea staphylaea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/staphylaea.htm (see website for additional synonyms)
Generic Combinations
- Staphylaea staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Meyer, C. 2005. Staphylaea staphylaea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/staphylaea.htm - Cypraea (Staphylaea) staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [191]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central and western indo-west 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
Continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine.
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [232]
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. Staphylaea staphylaea staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/staphylaea.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)
Common Name References
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [213] (Staphylaea's Cousin)
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) |
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |