Subspecies Melicerona listeri melvilli (Hidalgo, 1906)
- Cypraea melvilli Hidalgo, J.G. 1906. Monografia de las Especiea Vivientes del Genero Cypraea. Memorias de la Real Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Fisicas y Naturales de Madrid 25: I--XV, 1-588 [179-180, 425-426].
- Melicerona melvilli velesia Iredale, T. 1939. Australian Cowries. Part 2. The Australian Zoologist 9: 297-323 pls, 27-29 [320] [Meyer ((2005) does not deal with this name, but type locality only corresponds to melvili of the two subspecies].
Type data:
Status unknown, Clarence River, New South Wales. - Melicerona melvilli vatu Steadman, W.R. & Cotton, B.C. 1943. The Cowries (Cypraeidae) of Fiji. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 7(4): 309-336 [322] [Meyer ((2005) does not deal with this name, but type locality only corresponds to melvili of the two subspecies].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.14156, Suva, Fiji.
Generic Combinations
- Melicerona listeri melvilli (Hidalgo, 1906). —
Meyer, C. 2005. Melicerona listeri melvilli Hidalgo, 1906. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/melvilli.htm
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Western Pacific
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Meyer, C. 2005. Melicerona listeri melvilli Hidalgo, 1906. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/melvilli.htm
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 (Australian specimens included in analysis)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYPRAEOIDEA | 16-May-2012 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |