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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Muricopsis umbilicatus (Tenison Woods, 1876)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex scalaris A. Adams, 1854
   Trophon umbilicatus Tenison Woods, 1876
   Murex (Phyllonotus) angasi Tryon, 1880

Common Name

Umbilicated Murex p.142 [as Murexsul umbilicatus]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Tasmania
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Tasmania
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia

References

 Ponder, W.F. 1972. p.238, pl. 22, fig. 3, text fig. 3: 25 [ as Muricopsis (Muricopsis) octogonus umbilicatus (T.-Woods, 1876) ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.40 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.40 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricopsinae Radwin & D'Attilio, 1971
                            Muricopsis Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882
                              Muricopsis umbilicatus (Tenison Woods, 1876)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11155) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-21.