Austrasiatica langfordi

Austrasiatica langfordi, common name : Langford's cowry, is a species of sea snail, a cowry, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Langford's cowry
Shell of Austrasiatica langfordi cavatoensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Genus:
Austrasiatica
Species:
A. langfordi
Binomial name
Austrasiatica langfordi
(Kuroda, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Cypraea langfordi (Kuroda, 1938)
  • Erronea (Gratiadusta) langfordi Kuroda, 1938 (basionym)
  • Erronea langfordi Kuroda, 1938 (original combination)
  • Nesiocypraea langfordi (Kuroda, 1938)

Subspecies
  • Austrasiatica langfordi cavatoensis (Lorenz, F. Jr., 2002)
  • Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi (Kuroda, 1938)
  • Austrasiatica langfordi moretonensis (Schilder, F.A., 1965)
  • Austrasiatica langfordi poppeorum Lorenz & Chiapponi, 2017

Description

The shell size varies between 37 mm and 70 mm

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Japan and Northern Australia.

References
  1. Austrasiatica langfordi . WoRMS (2009). Austrasiatica langfordi. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530898 on 1 January 2011 .
  • Kuroda T. (1938). Two new Japanese cowries. Venus. 8(3–4): 129–133, pls 5–7
  • Meyer, C.P. (2004) Toward comprehensiveness: Increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127–156.
  • Bouchet, P.; Fontaine, B. (2009). List of new marine species described between 2002–2006. Census of Marine Life.
  • Lorenz F. & Chiapponi M. (2017). The Philippine population of Austrasiatica langfordi (Kuroda 1938) (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). Acta Conchyliorum. 16: 69–75
  • "Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 January 2011.


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