OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Coralliophila (Coralliophila) neritoidea (Lamarck, 1816)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Fusus neritoideus Lamarck, 1816
   Coralliophila neritoidea (Lamarck, 1816)
   Purpura diversiformis Kiener, 1836
   Purpura violacea Kiener, 1836

Common Name

The Violet Purpura p.sp. 70 [as Purpura violacea]      Reeve, L.A. 1846.  
Violet Mouthed Coral Shell p.142      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Abrolhos, WA to Capricorn Group, Qld {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.27 

Keywords

habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral [ found in clusters on massive corals such as Porites {Wilson1993B} ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1985. p.52-53 Contains synonymy
 Demond, J. 1957. p.315 [ as Coralliophila violacea ]  General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.256, fig. 90C [ as Coralliophila violacea ]  General reference
 Kosuge, S. & Suzuki, M. 1985. p.37pl. 41, figs. 1-2 Contains synonymy
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.133, pl. 2, fig. B [ as Coralliophila violacea ]  General reference
 Rehder, H.A. 1980. p.75 [ as Coralliophila violacea ]  General reference
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.310 [ as Coralliophila violacea ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.18 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.94, pl. 64, fig. 8 [ as Coralliophila violacea ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Coralliophilinae
                            Coralliophila H. & A. Adams, 1853
                              Coralliophila (Coralliophila) H. & A. Adams, 1853
                                Coralliophila (Coralliophila) neritoidea (Lamarck, 1816)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10635) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-10-09.