Nesiocypraea midwayensis kontiki n. ssp. is described from eastern Polynesia. It differs from the nominate subspecies by a more pyriform instead of oval shape, more numerous teeth, a less rostrate posterior extremity, and coarser and more distinct dorsal pattern.
Nesiocypraea midwayensis kontiki n. ssp. is described from eastern Polynesia. It differs from the nominate subspecies by a more pyriform instead of oval shape, more numerous teeth, a less rostrate posterior extremity, and coarser and more distinct dorsal pattern.
Lorenz, F. 2012. <i>Nesiocypraea midwayensis kontiki </i>n. ssp., a new subspecies from the eastern Pacific (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae). <i>Conchylia</i>, 42(1-4): 83-85.