OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Festilyria festiva (Lamarck, 1811)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Alcithoe festiva auct
   Lyria festiva auct
   Voluta festiva Lamarck, 1811
   Festilyria deceptrix Palazzi, 1981

Distribution

Adula, Somalia to Al Masirah, Oman {POPPE1992A}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSomalia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ shallow waters, not true deep-water mollusc {POPPE1992A} ]

References

 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.58, pl. 8, figs 1-3 [ synonymy, distribution, habitat, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.58, pl. 22C-D [ synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description, animal and radula and remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Volutinae Swainson, 1840
                            Festilyria Pilsbry & Olsson, 1954
                              Festilyria festiva (Lamarck, 1811)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=36988) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-01-29. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-07-30.