OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Name Scissurellidae 

Sinezona insignis (Smith, 1910)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Schismope insignis Smith, 1910

Distribution

Natal south coast to False Bay, South Africa; Hawaii

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: South Africa (Cape marine Province)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 50 m (South Africa), to 30 m (Hawaii) ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: tide pools 
substrate: algae 

References

 Herbert, D.G. 1986. p.627-628, figs. 10, 32-35 Contains synonymy
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.39, fig. 7C, 9D-F General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Scissurelloidea
                    Scissurellidae Gray, 1847
                      Scissurellinae Gray, 1847
                        Sinezona Finlay, 1926
                          Sinezona insignis (Smith, 1910)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=33740) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-11-22. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-02-06.