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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Fasciolariidae 

Pleuroploca australasia (Perry, 1811)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Fasciolaria australasia Perry, 1811
   Fasciolaria coronata Lamarck, 1822
   Fasciolaria fusiformis Kiener, 1843
   Fasciolaria australasia var. bakeri Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912
   Pleuroploca eucla Cotton, 1952

Common Name

Australian Horse Conch p.144, pl.145      Wilson, B 2002.  
Australian Tulip or Coronated Band Shell p.161, pl.23, f.4      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern AustraliaSW coast
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Tasmania

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1957. p.1 Distribution
 Cotton, B.C. 1959. p.384 Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.74 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1994. p.74 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Buccinoidea
                        Fasciolariidae
                          Pleuroploca Fischer, 1884
                            Pleuroploca australasia (Perry, 1811)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=15545) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-03-31.