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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae

Tectarius (Echininus) cumingii cumingii (Philippi, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trochus echinulatus auct
   Echininus cumingi cumingi auct
   Trochus cumingii Philippi, 1846

Distribution

Keywords

depth: supratidal [ 3-7 metres above high tide line. ]
habitat: rock reef [ Lives in pockets of weathered, raised limestone reef. ]

References

Rosewater, J. 1972. p.525 General reference
Rosewater, J. 1972. p.526 [ Places cumingi cumingi into Echininus (Echininus). ] Synonomy
Rosewater, J. 1982. p.68 General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Tectariinae
                            Tectarius Valenciennes, [1832]
                              Tectarius (Echininus) Clench and Abbott, 1942
                                Tectarius (Echininus) cumingii (Philippi, 1846)
                                  Tectarius (Echininus) cumingii cumingii (Philippi, 1846)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=34719) created by Shannon Reid on 2000-12-07. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-01-31.