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Naria spurca spurca (Linnaeus, 1758)

1075014 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1075014)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Caenogastropoda
  6. Littorinimorpha
  7. Cypraeoidea
  8. Cypraeidae
  9. Erosariinae
  10. Naria
  11. Naria spurca
  12. Naria spurca spurca
accepted
Subspecies
Naria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Brugnonia pulchella Jeffreys, 1883 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cypraea (Ocellaria) spurca var. pantherina Pallary, 1919 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of...)  
invalid: junior homonym of Cypraea pantherina [Lightfoot], 1786
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(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 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.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075014 on 2026-07-08
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Naria spurca spurca (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=1075014 on 2026-07-08
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Bouchet, Philippe

original description (of Brugnonia pulchella Jeffreys, 1883) Jeffreys, J. G. (1883). Mediterranean Mollusca N. 3 and other Invertebrata. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (5)11: 393-401, pl. 16., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29222319
page(s): 399; pl. 16 fig. 7 [details] 

original description (of Cypraea lunata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) Fischer von Waldheim, G. (1807). <i>Museum Demidoff, ou, Catalogue systématique et raisonné des curiosités de la nature et de l'art: données à l'Université Impériale de Moscou par son excellence Monsieur Paul de Demidoff. Tome III. Végétaux et Animaux</i>. Moscow: Imprimerie de Université Impériale de Moscou. 300 pp, 6 pls. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/58562487
page(s): 153-154. [details] OpenAccess publication

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

original description (of Cypraea (Ocellaria) spurca var. pantherina Pallary, 1919) Pallary, P. (1919). Enumération des mollusques marins des côtes de la Syrie. <em>Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle d'Afrique du Nord.</em> 10 (7): 166-172; 10 (8): 175-176. [15 July and 15 November, respectively]., available online at http://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/ing/Libro.php?Libro=1843&Pagina=169
page(s): 169 [details] OpenAccess publication

original description (of Erosaria spurca var. inflata Coen, 1949) Coen, G. (1949). Nota su alcune forme nuove di Cypreacea. <em>Historia Naturalis.</em> 3(1): 13-18.
page(s): 15 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

original description (of Cypraea spurca var. limitaris 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. luridoidea 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. inversa 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] 

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, pl. 21 [details] 

basis of record Nappo, A. (2026). A summary of the Mediterranean cowries. <em>Beautifulcowries Magazine.</em> 12: 4-19.
page(s): 5, figs 1A-R [details] 
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Cypraea lunata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL 188242 species description) (from synonym Brugnonia pulchella Jeffreys, 1883)
To NMNH Extant Collection (IZ MOL USNM188242 Brugnonia pulchella Jeffrys, 1883 plate) (from synonym Brugnonia pulchella Jeffreys, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Brugnonia pulchella Jeffreys, 1883)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea lunata Fischer von Waldheim, 1807)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea (Ocellaria) spurca var. pantherina Pallary, 1919)
To PESI (from synonym Erosaria spurca var. inflata Coen, 1949)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. limitaris Monterosato, 1897)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. luridoidea Pallary, 1900)
To PESI (from synonym Cypraea spurca var. inversa Pallary, 1900)
Unreviewed