OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Cymbiola rutila (Broderip, 1826)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta rutila Broderip, 1826

Common Name

Blood-red Volute p.167, pl.25, f.7      Allan, J. 1950.  
Blood Volute p.256, pl.703      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

From Saumarez Reef, Queensland to Papua New Guinea

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 10 m {POPPE1992A} ]
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.166, pl. 66, figs. 6-7, pl. 67, figs. 1-8 [ synonymy, distribution, habitat, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.87 [ divided into two subspecies rutila (p. 87, pl. 36E-F) and norrisii (88, pl. 36A-D, G), synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description and remarks. ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.122, pl. 17, fig. 2 [ description, distribution and subspecific arrangement ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Cymbiolinae Bondarev, 1995
                            Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
                              Cymbiola rutila (Broderip, 1826)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12342) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.