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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Nodilittorina pyramidalis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Littorina pyramidalis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Common Name

Tubercular Noddiwink p.80      Allan, J. 1950.  
Pyramid Nodiwink p.106, pl.107      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

southeastern Australia (Reid, 1992)

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Victoria
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ considerably above high tide line {Rosew1970x05}. ]
habitat: rocky shore [ on shore rocks {Rosew1970x05}. ]
spawn/eggs: egg capsules pelagic 

References

 Dudgeon, D. & Yipp, M.W. 1986. p.795 Biology and ecology
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.38 General reference
 Reid, D.G. 1992.  General reference
 Rosewater, J. 1970. p.481 [ Synonymy, description, distribution and illustrations. ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.147, pl. 18, fig. 5a-b General reference
 Yipp, M.W. 1986. p.1041 Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Littorininae
                            Nodilittorina von Martens, 1897
                              Nodilittorina pyramidalis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1833)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=35219) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-01-15. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-26.