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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Strombus (Canarium) fusiformis Sowerby, 1842

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Strombus fusifromis Sowerby, 1842
   Canarium fusiformis (Sowerby, 1842)

Distribution

Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean (Abbott1960A)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.21 

Keywords

substrate: coral [ (Abbott1960A) ]
substrate: sand [ (Abbott1960A) ]

References

 Abbott, R.T. 1960. p.78-79 [ Pl. 20, figs. 30 ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Stromboidea
                        Strombidae
                          Strombus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Strombus (Canarium) Schumacher, 1817
                              Strombus (Canarium) fusiformis Sowerby, 1842

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=36596) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-01-25. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-25.