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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae 

Mitra (Mitra) chinensis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra chinensis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834
   Mitra sacerdotalis Adams, 1853

Common Name

Chuka-fude G3192 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G3192]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

South Africa, India, and Indonesia to China and Japan.

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereSouth Africa (Cape marine Province)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaChina
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesCebu
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.194 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesBohol
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.194 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal and subtidal [ intertidal zone to a depth of 30 fathoms ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. p.331 [ Distribution map (Pl. 285), synonymy, type information and general information. ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Mitridae
                          Mitrinae
                            Mitra Lamarck, 1798
                              Mitra (Mitra) Lamarck, 1798
                                Mitra (Mitra) chinensis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45294) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-04-30. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.