OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Lepsiella (Lepsiella) vinosa (Lamarck, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Kalydon vinosus auct
   Buccinum vinosum Lamarck, 1822
   Adamsia adelaidae Adams & Angas, 1863
   Ricinula adelaidensis Crosse & Fischer, 1865
   Purpura littorinoides T. Woods, 1875
   Purpura propinqua T. Woods, 1876
   Cominella albolirata T. Woods, 1878
   Kalydon vinosus var. aurea Hedley, 1914

Common Name

Grape Lepsithais p.no. 2 [as Lepsithias vinosa]      Cotton, B.C. 1956.  
Wine-Coloured Purple p.114      McMichael, D.F. 1960.  
Wine-mouthed Lepsiella p.178      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  

Distribution

NSW to about Fremantle, WA {Wilson1993B}

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

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
feeds on: animals [ limpets and mussels ]
substrate: rocks 

References

 Macpherson, J.H. 1966. p.221 Biology and ecology
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.178, fig. 214 General reference
 May, W. L. 1921. p.87, no. 861 Synonomy
 Tan, K.S. 2003. p.998-1003 General reference
 Tan, K.S. 2003. p.998 Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.43 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.92, pl. 61, figs. 10-10a General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Haustrinae Tan, 2003
                            Lepsiella Iredale, 1912
                              Lepsiella (Lepsiella) Iredale, 1912
                                Lepsiella (Lepsiella) vinosa (Lamarck, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11227) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-22.