OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Triphoridae
Metaxia brunnicephala Kay, 1979
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Metaxia brunnicephala Kay, 1979
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands): Hawaiian Islands: Kauai
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.25
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [ occasionally found in beach drift and in sediment to depths of 30m
]
References
Kay, E.A. 1979. p.130 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Ptenoglossa
Triphoroidea
Triphoridae Gray, 1847
Metaxiinae Marshall, 1977
Metaxia Monterosato, 1884
Metaxia brunnicephala Kay, 1979
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34318) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-11-30. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-10-02.