OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Habromorula spinosa (H. & A. Adams, 1853)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Spinidrupa spinosa auct
   Morula (Spinidrupa) spinosa auct
   Ricinula chryostoma Reeve, 1846
   Sistrum spinosa H. & A. Adams, 1853
   Murex iostomus A. Adams, 1853

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Abrolhos, WA to northern NSW {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.142 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaSingapore

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1969. p.309, pl. 49, figs. 22-22a [ as Morula spinosa (H. & A. Adams) ]  General reference
 Houart, R. 1996. p.33, fig. T45 General reference
 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.376, 377, pl. 5, fig. 8 Checklist
 Tan, K.S. 1995. p.181-187, figs. 47e-h, 58c-l, 59, 60 [ synonomy, description, habitat and distribution as Morula spinosa ]  Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.45 [ as Spinidrupa spinosa ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Habromorula Houart, 1995
                              Habromorula spinosa (H. & A. Adams, 1853)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11280) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-04.