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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Volutidae 

Cymbiola pulchra wisemani (Brazier, 1870)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Voluta (Aulica) wisemani Brazier, 1870
   Cymbiola randalli Stokes, 1961

Common Name

Randall's Volute p.256, pl.702 [as Cymbiolacca randalli Stokes, 1961 For Cymbiolacca randalli]      Coleman, N. 1975.  
Wiseman's Volute p.257, pl.708      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Townsville to Cairns, Queensland, Australia {POPPE1992A}, St Crispin Reef in the north to Stanley Reef in the south {Bail&Limpus1998}

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: shallow subtidal [ from 2 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 30 m ]
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: sand [ ]

References

 Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 1998. p.15 [ distribution and description ]  General reference
 McMichael, D.F. 1959. p.380, pl. 44, figs. 7-8 [ as Cymbiolacca wisemani ]  General reference
 Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. p.172, pl. 77, figs. 3-7 [ synonymy, distribution, habitat, description and remarks ]  General reference
 Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. p.98, pl. 41A-D [ synonymy, type information, distribution, habitat, description, animal and radula (fig. 18h) 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 pulchra (Sowerby, 1825)
                                Cymbiola pulchra wisemani (Brazier, 1870)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=38778) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-02-19. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.