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Naria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758)

Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758)Specimen from Isla de Albor (actual size 34 mm).
Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Specimen from Isla de Albor (actual size 34 mm).

1075013  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075013)

accepted
Species
Cypraea elliptica J. E. Gray, 1825 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea minima Monterosato, 1897 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Cypraea spurca globosa Settepassi, 1977 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)
Cypraea spurca var. elongata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Cypraea spurca var. limpida Sulliotti, 1922 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym (junior homonym and...)  
junior homonym and infrasubspecific name
Cypraea spurca var. punctatissima Settepassi, 1977 · unaccepted (not available, published in a...)  
not available, published in a work which does not consistently use binominal nomenclature (ICZN art. 11.4)

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(of Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 724 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Naria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php/images/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075013 on 2026-06-20
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Naria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075013 on 2026-06-20
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. minor Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. major Pallary, 1900) Pallary, P. (1900). Coquilles marines du littoral du département d'Oran. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 48(3): 211-422., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25146965 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. dilatata Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. albida Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. flavida Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. normalis Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. elongata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906) Dautzenberg, P. & Fischer, H. (1906). <i>Mollusques provenant des dragages effectués à l'ouest de l'Afrique pendant les campagnes scientifiques de S.A.S. le Prince de Monaco</i>. Résultats des Campagnes Scientifiques Accomplies sur son Yacht par Albert Ier Prince Souverain de Monaco, 32. Imprimerie de Monaco: Monaco. 125 pp., 5 plates. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/31337
page(s): 40 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. viridula Sulliotti, 1924) Sulliotti, G. R. (1924). <i>Note di patologia malacologica. (Contribuzione allo studio delle Cypraeidae). Articolo sesto</i>. Imperia. 15 pp. [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Cypraea minima Monterosato, 1897) Monterosato, T. A. di. (1898). Sur les <i>Cypraea</i> de la Méditerranée. <em>Journal de Conchyliologie.</em> 45 (3): 153-165, pl. 6. [April 9th, 1898]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15920208 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca globosa Settepassi, 1977) Settepassi, F. (1977). Atlante Malacologico. I molluschi marini viventi nel Mediterraneo, volume II. Museo di Zoologia, Roma, 304 pp. [stated date 1971 on frontispiece]. [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. limpida Sulliotti, 1922) Sulliotti, G. R. (1922). Communicazioni malacologiche 5: Contribuzione alla studio delle Cypraeidae. <em>Bullettino della Associazione Scientifica Ligure di Porto Maurizio.</em> 22 pp. [details] 

original description (of Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758) Linnaeus, C. (1758). <i>Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis</i>. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. [iii] + 824 pp. , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 724 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

context source (WoRCS) Digenis, M.; Ragkousis, M.; Dimitriadis, C.; Katsanevakis, S.; Gerovasileiou, V. (2025). Assessing the Motile Fauna of Eastern Mediterranean Marine Caves. <em>Fishes.</em> 10(8): 383., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10080383 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. <em>Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks.</em> 644 pp.
page(s): 243-245 [details] 
 
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To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes) (from synonym Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (83 publications) (from synonym Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Naria spurca) 
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 13 proteins) 
To GenBank (10 nucleotides; 13 proteins) (from synonym Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) (from synonym Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758) Spain, Región de Murcia, Murcia, collected 1998, e... (from synonym Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To Malacopics (Naria spurca (Linnaeus,1758) Greece, Dodekanisos, Karpathos) 
To Malacopics (Naria spurca (Linnaeus,1758) Greece, Kerkyra, Paxos) 
To NHMUK collection (Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3500775) (from synonym Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea elliptica J. E. Gray, 1825)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea minima Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca globosa Settepassi, 1977)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. viridula Sulliotti, 1924)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. limpida Sulliotti, 1922)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. punctatissima Settepassi, 1977)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. peculiaris (Coen, 1949))
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. elongata Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1906)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. normalis Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. flavida Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. albida Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. dilatata Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. major Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. minor Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca Linnaeus, 1758)
To PESI (from synonym Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758))
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Erosaria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758))
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