OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria cernica (Sowerby, 1870)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Erosaria cernica cernica (Sowerby, 1870)
   Erosaria cernica viridicolor (Cate, 1962)
   Erosaria cernica leforti (Senders & Martin, 1987)

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 10-250m ]
depth: sublittoral 
habitat: under coral 
habitat: under stones 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.209 [ as Cypraea cernica ]  General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.191 [ Fig 67 G, H ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.195 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria cernica (Sowerby, 1870)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34608) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-12-04. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-18.