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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae 

Mitra (Mitra) ambigua Swainson, 1829

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra ambigua Swainson, 1829
   Mitra limosa Dall, 1905

Common Name

O-obi-fude G3186 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G3186]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

East Africa to Polynesia (Cernohorsky, 1976), Indo-West Pacific; central Queensland (Wilson,1994)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
habitat: coral reef [ ]
substrate: rocks 

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. p.317 [ Distribution map (Pl. 270), synonymy and type information ]  General reference
 Subba Rao, N.V. & Dey, A. 1984. p.6 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.144 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Mitridae
                          Mitrinae
                            Mitra Lamarck, 1798
                              Mitra (Mitra) Lamarck, 1798
                                Mitra (Mitra) ambigua Swainson, 1829

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13047) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.