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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Mauritia maculifera (Schilder, 1932)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea maculifera
   Cypraea reticulata Martyn, 1784
   Cypraea maculata Barnes, 1824
   Cypraea gillei Jousseaume, 1893
   Mauritia (Arabica) arabica maculifera Schilder, 1932

Included taxa

   Mauritia maculifera martybealsi Lorenz, 2002
   Mauritia maculifera scindata Lorenz, 2002

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Eastern Pacific: Clipperton Island
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [to about 20 m]
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: rocks [ ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.67 [{as Cypraea maculifera}]  General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.195-196 [ Fig 69 J, K ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.61 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Mauritia Troschel, 1863
                              Mauritia maculifera (Schilder, 1932)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34648) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2000-12-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-30.