OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Cymbiola vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta vespertilio Linnaeus, 1758

Common Name

Bat Volute p.41, pl.97 []      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 35 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.168, pl. 68, figs. 1-9, pl. 69, figs. 1-8 [ synonymy, distribution, habitat, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.182 Distribution
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.89, pl. 37D-I [ synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description, illustration of the radula (fig. 17e) and remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815
                          Cymbiolinae Bondarev, 1995
                            Cymbiola Swainson, 1831
                              Cymbiola vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=37924) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-02-04. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.