OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae 

Pterygia sinensis (Reeve, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra sinensis Reeve, 1844
   Mitra lima Sowerby, 1874

Distribution

Japan to northern Australia and the Solomon Islands (Cernohorsky, 1991), Indo-West Pacific; North West Cape, WA to Cairns, Queensland (Wilson, 1994)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.200 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ from 90 - 196 m. ]
substrate: in sand 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.106 General reference
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1991. p.150 [ distribution, synonymy, type and general information ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.154 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Mitridae
                          Cylindromitrinae
                            Pterygia Röding, 1798
                              Pterygia sinensis (Reeve, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=13203) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-12.