OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Thais bufo (Lamarck, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822
   Purpura callosa Lamarck, 1822
   Purpura tumida Schubert & Wagner, 1829

Common Name

Toad Purple p.145, pl. 23, fig. 21 [as Mancinella bufo]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Pt. Cloates, WA to Qld {Wilson1993B}

  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 RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.146 

Keywords

exposure: exposed 
habitat: rocky shore 

References

 Tan, K.S. 1995. p.238, figs. 80-85 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.46 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.98, pl. 60, fig. 1 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Thais Röding, 1798
                              Thais bufo (Lamarck, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11294) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-05.