OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae 

Mitra (Nebularia) pyramis (Wood, 1828)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra cancellata Swainson, 1821
   Voluta pyramis Wood, 1828
   Mitra loricata Reeve, 1844

Distribution

Mauritius to Tonga (Cernohorsky, 1976), Indo-West Pacific; north Queensland (Wilson, 1994)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificTonga
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.194 

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ Unknown, but probably sublittoral. ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. p.424 [ distribution, synonymy, type information and general information ]  General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.97 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.149 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) pyramis (Wood, 1828)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13130) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-12.