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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Bursidae 

Bufonaria margaritula (Deshayes, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Bursa margaritula auct
   Chasmotheca margaritula auct
   Ranella margaritula Deshayes, 1832
   Ranella neglecta G.B. Sowerby II, 1836
   Gyrineum pacator Iredale, 1931

Common Name

The Little Pearled Ranella pl. 3, fig. 15      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  
Noble Frog Shell p.128, text fig.      Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P. 1982.  

Distribution

western Pacific, Indonesia, Philippine Islands; Australia, Sydney; Gulf of Papua

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
     Wilson, B. 1993. p.225 
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
     Wilson, B. 1993.  
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
     Wilson, B. 1993.  
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
     Wilson, B. 1993.  
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
     Wilson, B. 1993.  
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
     Wilson, B. 1993.  
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.33 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.122 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 35m depth ]
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: sandy mud bottom 

References

 Abbott, R. T. & Dance, S. P. 1982. p.128, text fig. [ as Bursa margaritula; illustration, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Altena, C.O. van Regteren 1942. p.109 [ as Bursa (Bursa) margaritula; synonymy, description, distribution, fossil habitat ]  General reference
 Beu, A.G. 1987. p.337, figs 220, 234-244 [ synonymy, remarks, type data, dimensions, nomenclature, other material examined ]  General reference
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.12, fig. 21 [ as Bursa margaritula; illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Iredale, T. 1931. p.214, pl. 23, fig. 3 [ as Gyrineum pacator; illustration, description, locality ]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.55 General reference
 Ladd, H.S. 1977. p.36, figs 4-6 [ as Bursa (Colubrellina) margaritula; illustration, description, distribution, fossil habitat ]  General reference
 Martin, K. 1899. p.146, pl. 23, figs 337-339 [ as Ranella (s. str.) margaritula; illustration, description ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1844. pl. 3, fig. 15 [ as Ranella margaritula; illustration, description ]  General reference
 Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. p.144, pl. 12, fig. 6 [ as Bursa maragaritula; synonymy, illustration, description ]  General reference
 Tantanasiriwong, R. 1978. p.12, fig. 171 [ as Bursa margaritula; illustration, description, habitat ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.225 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Bursidae
                          Bufonaria Schumacher, 1817
                            Bufonaria margaritula (Deshayes, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=36966) created by Holly Barlow on 2001-01-29. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-08-03.