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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Tectarius (Tectarius) tectumpersicum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Turbo tectumpersicum Linnaeus, 1758
   Monodonta papillosa Lamarck, 1822
   Litorina papillosa vera Philippi, 1846

Distribution

from the Philippines along the Western Pacific Arc through Melanesia

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia

Keywords

depth: supratidal 
substrate: rocks [ Lives in pockets of worn, raised limestone reef rock, 1-2 metres above high tide line . ]

References

 Rosewater, J. 1972. p.520 General reference
 Rosewater, J. 1972. p.521 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Tectariinae
                            Tectarius Valenciennes, [1832]
                              Tectarius (Tectarius) Valenciennes, [1832]
                                Tectarius (Tectarius) tectumpersicum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34711) created by Shannon Reid on 2000-12-06. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-05.