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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae 

Mitra (Nebularia) fulvescens Broderip, 1836

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra fulvescens Broderip, 1836
   Mitra telum Sowerby, 1874
   Mitra ostergaardi Pilsbry, 1921

Distribution

Mauritius to the Tuamotus and the Hawaiian Islands.

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritiusMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMariana Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarshall Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificCaroline Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSamoan Islands
  PRELOVED RegionsMidway Islands (Midway)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ from 2 to 25 fathoms ]
depth: subtidal 
habit: nestling 
habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral 
substrate: rocks 
substrate: under rocks [ under rocks and coral, in crevices and on a coral-rubble sustratum ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. p.431 [ Distribution map (Pl. 379), synonymy, type information and general information. ]  General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.301 General reference
 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.198 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Volutoidea
                        Mitridae
                          Mitrinae
                            Mitra Lamarck, 1798
                              Mitra (Nebularia) Swainson, 1840
                                Mitra (Nebularia) fulvescens Broderip, 1836

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=45506) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-05-01. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-06.