OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Cronia (Cronia) aurantiaca (Hombron & Jaquinot, 1853)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura aurantiaca Hombron & Jaquinot, 1853
   Purpura pseudamygdala Hedley, 1903

Common Name

Pseudo-almond Purple p.33 [as Cronia pseudoamygdala]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Rusty Cronia p.70 [as Cronia pseudoamygdala]      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: rock reef 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1969. p.311, pl. 49, fig. 24 Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.21 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.94, pl. 61, fig. 13 [ as Cronia pseudamygdala ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Ergalataxinae Kuroda & Habe, 1971
                            Cronia H. & A. Adams, 1853
                              Cronia (Cronia) H. & A. Adams, 1853
                                Cronia (Cronia) aurantiaca (Hombron & Jaquinot, 1853)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10730) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-13.