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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Amaea (Amaea) sulcata (Sowerby, 1844)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Amaea (Amaea) sulcata Sowerby, 1844
   Scalaria sulcata Sowerby, 1844

Distribution

Philippines, west to Mozambique and south to Queensland, Australia (Weil1999)

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China

Keywords

depth: intertidal and subtidal 

References

 Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. p.82. 83; fig 236 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) sulcata (Sowerby, 1844)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=44746) created by Sarah Watson on 2001-04-16. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-29.