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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Triphoridae 

Metaxia brunnicephala Kay, 1979

Type of listing: Entry in a Synonymy


Senior name:

Metaxia brunnicephala Kay, 1979

Types

Primary Type: holotype Secondary Type: paratype [Fig 48 E, F, K] Kay, E.A. 1979. p.132
Bernice P. Bishop Museum 9782 holotype Poipu Beach, Kauai, in beach drift
USNM paratype

Common Name

Arare-kiri-ore-modoki G1765 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1765]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ in sediments to depths of 30 m (Kay 1979) ]
Original Epithet:  brunnicephala
Original Text Name:  Metaxia brunnicephala
Original Genus:  Metaxia

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.132 [ Fig 48 E, F, K ]  Type SpecAv
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.132 Type locality

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
                                Metaxia brunnicephala Kay, 1979

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34319) created by on unknown date. Record not subsequently updated.