OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Fasciolariidae 

Latirus turritus (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta turrita Gmelin, 1791
   Latirus turritus (Gmelin, 1791)
   Unknown lineata Lamarck, 1816
   Unknown subfusus Tapparone-Canefri, 1882

Common Name

Tower Latirus p.146, pl.147      Wilson, B 2002.  
Turreted Latirus p.135, pl.412      Coleman, N. 1975.  

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 bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.29 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.39 
  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
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.178 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef [ ]

References

 Hinton, A. 1972. p.32 Distribution
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.72 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.72 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Fasciolariidae
                          Latirus Montfort, 1810
                            Latirus turritus (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15514) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-28.