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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Melongenidae 

Volema (Pugilina) cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex cochlidium Linnaeus, 1758
   Volegalea wardiana Iredale, 1938

Included taxa

   Volema (Pugilina) cochlidium diademata (Bayer, 1952)

Common Name

Melon Conch p.144, pl.145      Wilson, B 2002.  
Winding-stair Volema p.158, pl.22, f.1      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-Arabia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.38 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaMoluccas
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Torres Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.108 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaVietnam
     Alf, A, Kreipl, K & Thach, N. N. 2002. p.207 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 

References

 Alf, A, Kreipl, K & Thach, N. N. 2002. p.207 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.75 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Melongenidae
                          Volema Röding, 1798
                            Volema (Pugilina) Schumacher, 1817
                              Volema (Pugilina) cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15019) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-05-06.