Subspecies Zoila friendii friendii (Gray, 1831)
Friend's Cowry
- Cypraea friendii Gray, J.E. 1831. Descriptions of some new species of Cowries, as an addition to the Monograph in the Zoological Journal. pp. 35-36 in Zoological Miscellany; being descriptions of new or interesting animals. Vol. 4. [35].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1964777, Swan River (Perth), restricted to Cockburn Sound and Owen Anchorage. - Cypraea scottii Broderip, W.J. 1835. Description of a new cowry and other Testacea brought to England by the Rev. Archdeacon Scott. The Zoological Journal 5: 330-332 [330].
Type data:
Status unknown, "Strait of Sunda, near Angia, Java" corrected to Garden Island, Swan River. - Zoila friendii vercoi Schilder, F.A. 1930. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Cypraeacea. 3. Zoologischer Anzeiger 92: 67-78 [74].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.14124, Esperance, Western Australia. - Zoila thersites contraria Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [107].
Type data:
Lectotype AM, 80 km west of Eucla, South Australia.
Generic Combinations
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with sponges. See Wilson & Clarkson (2004) for extensive habitat discussion
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [46-47]
Lorenz, F. 2001. Monograph of the living Zoila. Hackenheim, Germany : Conchbooks 187 pp. [45]
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. & P. Clarkson 2004. Australia's spectacular cowries. A review and field study of two endemic genera: Zoila and Umbilia. California, USA : Odyssey Publishing 1, pp. 1-396. [83-126, pls 69-118]
Wilson, B.R. & McComb, J.A. 1967. The genus Cypraea (subgenus Zoila Jousseaume). Indo-Pacific Mollusca 1: 457-488 [470-471, pls 332 & 333]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [57, pl. 149] (Friend's 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) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 21-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |