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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Triviidae
Proterato (Cypraeerato) gemma gemma (Bavay, 1917)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Erato gemma Bavay, 1917
Common Name
Gem Cowry p.64, pl.178 Coleman, N. 1975.
Distribution
Bismarck Archipelago (Purdy Islands); New Caledonia; Loyalty Island (Cate1977x31)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia: Loyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea: Bismark Archipelago
References
Cate, C.N. 1977. p.353 General reference
Cate, C.N. 1977. p.353 [ Fig 23, holotype
] Illustration of type specimen
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Velutinoidea
Triviidae Troschel, 1863
Eratoinae
Proterato Schilder, 1927
Proterato (Cypraeerato) Schilder, 1932
Proterato (Cypraeerato) gemma (Bavay, 1917)
Proterato (Cypraeerato) gemma gemma (Bavay, 1917)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=37650) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-02-01. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.