OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Orania walkeri (Sowerby, 1908)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Lataxiena (Orania) walkeri auct
   Urosalpinx walkeri Sowerby, 1908

Distribution

Darwin, NT to north Qld {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ dredged to 40 m {Wilson1993B} ]

References

 Wilson, B. 1994. p.23 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Ergalataxinae Kuroda & Habe, 1971
                            Orania Pallary, 1900
                              Orania walkeri (Sowerby, 1908)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10782) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-13.