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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Mancinella echinata (Blainville, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura echinata Blainville, 1832
   Thais (Manciella) echinata (Blainville, 1832)

Common Name

The Prickly Purpura p.sp. 33 [as Purpura echinata]      Reeve, L.A. 1846.  
Prickly Purple p.145 [as Mancinella echinata]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Prickly Rock Shell p.140, pl.141      Wilson, B 2002.  
Uni-reishi G2348 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G2348]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Abrolhos, WA to southern Qld {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.144 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: rocky shore 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.145, pl. 23, fig. 12 [ ]  General reference
 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.364, pl. 3, fig. 9  Checklist
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.48 [ as Thais echinata ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.98, pl. 60, figs. 7-7a [ as Thais echinata ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Mancinella Link, 1807
                              Mancinella echinata (Blainville, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11349) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.