OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Triphoridae 

Iniforis aemulans (Hinds, 1843)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Triphoris aemulans Hinds, 1843
   Triphoris clavata Pease, 1861

Distribution

Pacific Ocean (Kay 1979)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarshall Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaKiribatiLine Islands

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ smaller shells are at depths of more than 10m ]
habitat: shallow water [ larger shells ]

References

 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.133 [ Fig 48 B-C ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Triphoroidea
                        Triphoridae Gray, 1847
                          Triphorinae Gray, 1847
                            Iniforis Jousseaume, 1884
                              Iniforis aemulans (Hinds, 1843)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34324) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-11-30. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-04-08.