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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Mitridae 

Mitra (Nebularia) aurora aurora Dohrn, 1861

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Mitra aurora Dohrn, 1861

Distribution

Eastern Polynesia and the Hawaiian Islands

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaCook Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu)
  PRELOVED RegionsMidway Islands (Midway)

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: intertidal and subtidal [ from the intertidal zone to a depth of 12 fathoms ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef [ under coral and on lava rocks ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W. O. 1976. p.440 [ Distribution map (Pl. 390), synonymy, type information and general information. ]  General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.297 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) aurora Dohrn, 1861
                                  Mitra (Nebularia) aurora aurora Dohrn, 1861

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47095) created by Jason D. Weintraub on 2001-05-31. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-05.