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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Cronia (Cronia) avellana (Reeve, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura amygdala Kiener, 1835
   Buccinum avellana Reeve, 1846

Common Name

The Filbert-Nut Buccinum p.sp. 52      Reeve, L.A. 1846.  
Western Drill p.138, pl.139      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

Cheyne Beach to the Kimberley, WA {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: rocky shore 

References

 Wilson, B. 1994. p.21 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.92, pl. 61, fig. 12 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) avellana (Reeve, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10732) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-28.