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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae 

Mitra (Nebularia) contracta Swainson, 1820

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta abbatis Dillwyn, 1817
   Mitra contracta Swainson, 1820
   Mitra nebulosa Broderip, 1836
   Mitra infecta Reeve, 1844
   Mitra barclayi Sowerby, 1874

Common Name

Inu-fude G3199 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G3199]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  
Kitsune-fude G3199 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G3199]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

East Africa to Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands (Cernohorsky, 1976), Indo-West Pacific; Queensland south to Swain Reefs (Wilson, 1994)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.195 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: under coral 

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. p.393 [ Distribution map (Pl. 330a), synonymy, type information and general information ]  General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.97 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.80 General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.299 General reference
 Subba Rao, N.V. & Dey, A. 1984. p.14 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) contracta Swainson, 1820

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13109) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.