OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Phycothais reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ricinula reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
   Lepsiella reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
   Phycothais reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
   Purpura reticulata Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
   Purpura humilis Crosse & Fischer, 1865

Common Name

Net Lepsiella p.no. 3      Cotton, B.C. 1956.  
Reticulated Lepsiella p.178      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ mid to low-tide ]
exposure: semi-exposed [ coast ]
habitat: sea grass bed 
substrate: under rocks 

References

 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.178, fig. 213 General reference
 Phillips, D.A.B., Handreck, C.P., Bock, P.E., Burn, R., Smith, B.J., & Staples, D.A. 1984. p.58 General reference
 Tan, K.S. 2003. p.956 Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.43 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.43 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Phycothais Tan, 2003
                              Phycothais reticulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11224) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-06.