Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae

Cymbiola pulchra (Sowerby, 1825)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

Common Name

Beautiful Volute p.167 Allan, J. 1950.

Distribution

St Crispin's Reef, Queensland to Ulladulla, New South Wales {POPPE1992A}; Keppel Bay to Cape Morton, Queensland {WILSON1993B}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 54 m {POPPE1992A} ]
substrate: sand bottom

References

Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 1998. p.3 General reference
Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.170, pl. 76, figs. 1-2, 5-6, pl. 79, figs. 1-3 General reference
Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.97, pls. 39H-J, 41E-H [ as Cymbiolacca pulchra, synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description, animal and radula (fig. 18b-g) and remarks ] General reference
Wilson, B. 1994. p.121, pl. 18, fig. 5a-f [ description, distribution, remarks and synonymy ] General reference
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.126, pl. 82, pl. 83, figs. 4, 4a, 4b [ as Cymbiolacca pulchra ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Cymbiolinae Bondarev, 1995
                            Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
                              Cymbiola pulchra (Sowerby, 1825)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12333) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-11.