Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Orthogastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order Littorinimorpha > Superfamily Cypraeoidea > Family Cypraeidae > Subfamily Erosariinae > Genus Staphylaea

Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Staphylaea*	Jousseaume, 1884	accepted genus name
*Purperosa*	Iredale, 1935	synonym

Species group names

*Cypraea limacina*	Lamarck, 1810	synonym
*Purperosa facifer*	Iredale, 1935	synonym

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216892

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Occurrence

Present

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Doubtful

Native

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Invasive

Managed

No data

Environment

marine

Importance

IUCN:
Red List status LC 2009 This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

This species is least concern and is widespread and abundant according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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