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ID = 4348
vitellus Linnæus, 1758 described in Cypraea
Species taxon name: Cypraea vitellus Linnæus, 1758
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Lyncina vitellus
Taken by Raymond Huet

Locality: Indian Ocean: island of Rodrigues (E Mauritius)
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Original spelling: Cypræa Vitellus
Current status: available
Gender: unchangeable
Paper title: Linnæus, C. 1758. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. - pp. [1-4], 1-824. Holmiæ. (Salvius).
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p. 721
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Type locality: Indonesia/Malaysia: "ad Sundam Asiæ"
Types:  
Current allocation: Lyncina vitellus (Linnæus, 1758)
Family: Cypraeidae
Higher group: Gastropoda
Comments:  
The basic data of this taxon were entered by hand, consulting the original description, and following AnimalBase standard.

 
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Internet sources:
CISTI (Canada Institute) Google Zoological Record
Fishbase http://www.funet.fi Nomenclator Zoologicus (Neave updated, genera)
Index Animalium (Sherborn, species and genera until 1850)
 
Last modified 29-01-2013 by F. Welter Schultes