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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cronia (Ergalatax) pauper auct
   Cronia (Ergalatax) contracta auct
   Buccinum contractum Reeve, 1846
   Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)
   Buccinum funiculatum Reeve, 1846
   Murex calcarius Dunker, 1860
   Urosalpinx innotabilis Smith, 1879
   Cronia pauper Watson, 1886
   Coralliophila latiaxidea Sowerby, 1894
   Pentadactylus ceylonicum Preston, 1909
   Ergalatax recurrens Iredale, 1931

Common Name

The Contracted Buccinum p.sp. 53      Reeve, L.A. 1846.  
The Corded Buccinum p.sp. 61 [as Buccinum funiculatum]      Reeve, L.A. 1846.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Exmouth Gulf, WA to northern NSW {WILSON1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  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
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.27 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.144 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 40 metres ]
depth: subtidal [ from 5 metres ]
feeds on: animals [ oysters and barnacles {Siang1995} ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1977. p.123 [ as Cronia (Ergalatax) contracta ]  Synonomy
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1983. p.189 [ as Cronia (Ergalatax) contracta ]  Synonomy
 Houart, R. 1995. p.251, figs. 8, 56, 59-61 [ ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.247-248, fig. 87L [ as Morula funiculata (Reeve, 1846) ]  General reference
 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.361, pl. 3, fig. 2 [ ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Tan, K.S. 1995. p.98-106, figs. 26, 27c-f, 28-30 [ synonomy, description, habitat and distribution as Morula (Morula) contracta ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.22 [ as Cronia contracta (Reeve, 1846) ]  Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.22 [ as Cronia (Ergalatax) contracta ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.22 [ as Cronia (Ergalatax) pauper ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Ergalataxinae Kuroda & Habe, 1971
                            Ergalatax Iredale, 1931
                              Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10736) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-05.