OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Pinaxia versicolor (Gray, 1839)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pyrula versicolor Gray, 1839
   Pinaxia versicolor (Gray, 1839)

Common Name

Varicoloured Thaid p.82      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Variegated purple p.no. 14      Cotton, B.C. 1956.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Barrow I., WA to central NSW {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.27 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.145 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 80 metres ]

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.250, fig. 88C General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.46 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Pinaxia H. & A. Adams, 1853
                              Pinaxia versicolor (Gray, 1839)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11376) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-05.