OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Neptuneopsis gilchristi Sowerby, 1898

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Neptuneopsis gilchristi Sowerby, 1898

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ from 60 m ]
depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope [ to 450 m ]
depth: continental slope 
habitat: mud bottom 
substrate: mud 

References

 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.135, pl. 48, figs. 1-2 [ synonymy and distribution ]  General reference
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.179, 77E-F [ synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description, animal and radula (fig. 42) and remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Volutinae Swainson, 1840
                            Neptuneopsis Sowerby III, 1898
                              Neptuneopsis gilchristi Sowerby, 1898

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=37883) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-02-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-12.