OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Typhis (Typhis) westaustralis Houart, 1991

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Typhis westaustralis Houart, 1991

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ from 154 metres ]
depth: continental slope [ to 212 metres ]

References

 Wilson, B. 1994. p.55 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Typhinae Cossmann, 1903
                            Typhis Montfort, 1810
                              Typhis (Typhis) Montfort, 1810
                                Typhis (Typhis) westaustralis Houart, 1991

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11480) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.