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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Pseudocypraea adamsonii (Sowerby II, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea adamsonii Sowerby II, 1832
   Pseudocypraea adamsonii (Sowerby II, 1832)

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.23 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)Tahiti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaKenya

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ Source: Rosenberg (herein) ]
depth: shallow subtidal [ Source: Rosenberg (herein) ]
habit: epifaunal [ Source: Rosenberg (herein) ]
habitat: coral reef [ Source: Rosenberg (herein) ]
salinity: marine [ Source: Rosenberg (herein) ]

References

 Cate, C.N. 1973. p.4 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Pseudocypraea Schilder, 1927
                            Pseudocypraea adamsonii (Sowerby II, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=33745) created by Gary Rosenberg on 2000-11-22. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-15.