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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Bursidae 

Bursa fijiensis (Watson, 1881)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ranella fijiensis Watson, 1881

Distribution

Fiji, New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands, on the Norfolk Ridge, Coral Sea, Vanuatu, Philippine Islands

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNorfolk Island (Australia)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificCoral Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatu
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ trawled 183-210m depth ]
depth: continental slope [ trawled 576m depth ]

References

 Beu, A.G. 1998. p.146, figs 45h, 46a-i, 58c [ synonymy, type data, distribution, shell dimensions, general remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Bursidae
                          Bursa Röding, 1798
                            Bursa fijiensis (Watson, 1881)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=37053) created by Holly Barlow on 2001-01-29. Record last updated by Sarah Watson on 2001-04-24.