OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Ollaphon molorthus (Hedley & May, 1908)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trophon molorthus Hedley & May, 1908

Distribution

central NSW to southern Tasmania {Wilson1993B}

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 50-100 metres ]

References

 Wilson, B. 1994. p.52 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Trophoninae Cossmann, 1903
                            Ollaphon Iredale, 1929
                              Ollaphon molorthus (Hedley & May, 1908)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11427) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-31.