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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae 

Mitra (Nebularia) chrysalis Reeve, 1844

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra chrysalis Reeve, 1844
   Mitra caledonica Récluz, 1853
   Mitra (Chrysame) buryi Melvill & Sykes, 1899

Distribution

Red Sea to Cook Islands, Polynesia (Cernohorsky, 1976), Indo-West Pacific; Torres Strait to Capricorn Group, Queensland (Wilson, 1994)

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Cook Islands
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Kiribati: Gilbert Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.206 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal and subtidal [ generally in the intertidal zone but occasionally found at depth of 8 fathoms ]
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: rock reef 
substrate: under coral [ under coral rocks and in crevices ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. p.402 [ Distribution map (Pl. 341), synonymy, type information and general information. ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1844. p.sp. 200, pl. 25, fig. 200 General reference
 Subba Rao, N.V. & Dey, A. 1984. p.13 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.148 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Mitridae
                          Mitrinae
                            Mitra Lamarck, 1798
                              Mitra (Nebularia) Swainson, 1840
                                Mitra (Nebularia) chrysalis Reeve, 1844

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13103) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-12.