The correct name is Macrocypraea zebra dissimilis (Schilder,
1924). Schilder originally described it as Cypraea (Cypraea) zebra
dissimilis. He did not erect the genus Macrocypraea until 1930 so the ()s
are appropriate. Its range is listed in the Prodrome as southeastern
Brazil. All of the specimens that I have seen were from that area.
Terry
At 06:58 PM 12/27/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>The only subspecies I know that zebra has is Cypraea zebra dissimilis (I
>don't know the author or date).
>
>- James