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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Thais kieneri (Deshayes, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura kieneri Deshayes, 1844

Common Name

Kiener's Purple p.144 [as Mancinella kieneri]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

North West Cape, WA to Qld {Wilson1993B}

  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: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.146 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ ]
habitat: rocky shore 

References

 Allan, J. 1950. p.144-145, pl. 22, fig. 10 [ as Mancinella kieneri ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.48 General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.98, pl. 60, figs. 6-6a General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Thais Röding, 1798
                              Thais kieneri (Deshayes, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11351) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-05.