OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Epitoniidae 

Amaea (Amaea) magnifica Sowerby, 1844

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amaea (Amaea) magnifica Sowerby, 1844
   Scalaria magnifica Sowerby, 1844

Distribution

Japan, south to the Philippines (Weil1999)

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1956. p.4 Distribution
 Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.82, 83; fig 235 General reference

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) magnifica Sowerby, 1844

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44743) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-04-16. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-10-30.