OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Xenophoridae 

Stellaria testigera profunda Ponder, 1983

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Xenophora (Stellaria) testigera profunda Ponder, 1983

Distribution

Gulf of Aden and northernmost East Africa

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Somalia

Keywords

depth: continental slope [ 450-730 m ]

References

 Kreipl, K. & A. Alf 1999. p.68, pl. 24, figs. 22-22b [ type information, distribution, description, remarks and synonymy ]  General reference
 Ponder, W.F. 1983. p.54, figs. 30d-f, 40 [ as Xenophora (Stellaria) testigera profunda. Synonymy, description, type information, distribution and remarks ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Xenophoroidea
                        Xenophoridae Troschel, 1852
                          Stellaria (Schmidt MS) Möller, 1832
                            Stellaria testigera Von Martens, 1878
                              Stellaria testigera profunda Ponder, 1983

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=38918) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-02-23. Record last updated by Sarah Watson on 2001-04-23.