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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Marginellidae 

Mesoginella brachia (Watson, 1886)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Marginella (Glabella) brachia Watson, 1886
   Mesoginella branchia Watson, 1886
   Deviginella maxilla Laseron, 1957
   Deviginella maxilla Laseron, 1957
   Neptoginella tropica Laseron, 1957
   Neptoginella tropica Laseron, 1957

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
     Wagner and Abbott 1977. p.22-009 
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope [ 17-155 fathoms (approx. 31.1-283.5m) ]

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1949. p.206 Biology and ecology
 Laseron, C. 1957. p.296 Biology and ecology
 Wagner and Abbott 1977. p.22-003 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.142 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Marginellidae Fleming, 1828
                          Marginellinae Fleming, 1828
                            Austroginellini Coovert & Coovert, 1995
                              Mesoginella Laseron, 1957
                                Mesoginella brachia (Watson, 1886)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=12888) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by juliannao on 2003-02-13.