OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Buccinidae 

Engina mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta mendicaria Linnaeus, 1758
   Pusiostoma mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Engina mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Common Name

Little Dove Shell p.152, f.7      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, WA to southern 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 PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.28 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  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
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.170 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1971. p.161 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.94 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Buccinidae
                          Pisaniinae
                            Engina Gray, 1839
                              Engina mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=11801) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-04-21.