OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae
Amaea (Amaea) optima (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Amaea (Amaea) optima
Scala (Cirsotrema) optima Melvill & Standen, 1903
Distribution
Gulf of Oman (Weil1999)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p.350
Keywords
depth: continental shelf Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p.350
depth: epipelagic Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p.350
depth: subtidal Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p.350
salinity: marine Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903.
References
Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1903. p.350 General reference
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.68 General reference
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.69, fig. 187 [ Holotype Stated
] Illustration of type specimen
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Ptenoglossa
Epitonioidea
Epitoniidae
Amaea H. & A. Adams, 1853
Amaea (Amaea) H. & A. Adams, 1853
Amaea (Amaea) optima (Melvill & Standen, 1903)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=38693) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-02-16. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-06-01.