OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Buccinidae 

Engina alveolata (Kiener, 1836)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura alveolata Kiener, 1836
   Engina alveolata (Kiener, 1836)
   Ricinula lauta Reeve, 1846
   Ricinula histrio Reeve, 1846
   Engina fusiformis Pease, 1865
   Engina reevei Tryon, 1883
   Engina mundula Melvill & Standen, 1895

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Rowley Shoals, WA to north Queensland (Wilson, 1994)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-Arabia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesVisayanMasbateMasbateTicao Island
     Cernohorsky, W. O. 1971. p. 158 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Cernohorsky, W. O. 1971. p. 158 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.28 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1971. p.158 Synonomy
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.264 General reference
 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.168, no. 10, 170, no. 21 Distribution
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.92 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.92 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Buccinidae
                          Pisaniinae
                            Engina Gray, 1839
                              Engina alveolata (Kiener, 1836)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11767) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-04-14.