OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae
Haustellum tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Murex (Murex) espinosus Macpherson, 1959
Murex tweedianus Macpherson, 1962
Common Name
Tweed Heads Murex p.278 Coleman, N. 1981.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast?
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales?
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ to 183 metres
]
References
Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. p.92 [figs 78A, B - protoconchs] General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.31 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Neogastropoda
Muricoidea
Muricidae Fleming, 1828
Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
Haustellum Schumacher, 1817
Haustellum tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=10992) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-20.