OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Lataxiena blosvillei auct
   Fusus blosvillei Deshayes, 1832
   Ricinula heptagonalis Reeve, 1847
   Fusus lividus Philippi, 1847
   Fusus pachyraphe Smith, 1880
   Bedeva vapida Woolcott, 1957
   Bedeva blosvillei curvirostra Shuto, 1969

Distribution

Central Indo-West Pacific; Kimberley, WA to Moreton Bay, Qld {Wilson1993B}

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Lord Howe (Australia)
  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: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.145 

Keywords

feeds on: animals [ bivalves ]
substrate: rocks 

References

 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.362 [ ]  Checklist
 Tan, K.S. 1995. p.479-483, figs. 198, 199a-c [ as Bedeva blosvillei ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.22 [ ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Ergalataxinae Kuroda & Habe, 1971
                            Lataxiena Jousseaume, 1883
                              Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10759) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-05.