OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Primovula tinctura (Garrard, 1963)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Neosimnia tinctura Garrard, 1963
   Crenavolva (Crenavolva) striatula tinctura (Garrard, 1963)

Distribution

Yeppoon to Moreton Bay, Queensland (Wilson, 1993)

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

Keywords

habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral 

References

 Cate, C.N. 1973. p.50-51 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.205 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Primovula Thiele, 1925
                            Primovula tinctura (Garrard, 1963)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=38306) created by Jennifer Kolb on 2001-02-08. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-18.