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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Cypraea lynx Linnaeus, 1758
Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cypraea vanelli Linnaeus, 1758
Cypraea leucostoma Gmelin, 1791
Cypraea subflava Gmelin, 1791
Cypraea punctulata Gmelin, 1791
Cypraea squalina Gmelin, 1791
Cypraea cruentata R�ding, 1798
Cypraea ferruginea Fischer, 1807
Cypraea caledonica Crosse, 1869
Cypraea lynx var. williamsi Melvill, 1888
Cypraea (Luponia) lynx globosa Dautzenberg, 1902
Cypraea lynx var. michaelis Melvill, 1905
Cypraea lynx var. incrassata Dautzenberg, 1929
Lyncina lynx pacifica Steadman & Cotton, 1943
Cypraea (Lyncina) lynx var. javana Coen, 1949
Common Name
Lynx Cowry p.126, pl.21, f.13 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific; Abrolhos, WA to northern NSW
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.92
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
habit: nestling [ in rocky crevices ]
habitat: coral reef
habitat: rock reef
References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.83 [{as Cypraea lynx}] General reference Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference Kay, E.A. 1979. p.195 [ Fig 68 E, F ] General reference Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.67 Contains synonymy Wilson, B. 1993. p.183 [pl. 34, fig 8 a-c] General reference
#### Classification
Animalia Mollusca Conchifera Visceroconcha Gastropoda Orthogastropoda Caenogastropoda Sorbeoconcha Hypsogastropoda Littorinimorpha Cypraeoidea Cypraeidae Gray, 1824 Cypraeinae Gray, 1824 Lyncina Troschel, 1863 Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)
#### Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34645) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-12-04. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-08.