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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cassidae 

Semicassis (Semicassis) faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Faurotis faurotis Jousseaume, 1888
   Semicassis faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)
   Cassis crossei Hidalgo, 1896

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.23 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaYemen
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaOman
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaAden

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope [ to 300 metres ]
depth: subtidal [ from 10 metres ]
substrate: sand bottom 

References

 Abbott, R.T. 1968. p.133-134 General reference
 Kreipl, K. 1997. p.52, pl. 18, figs. 60-60a Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Cassidae Swainson, 1832
                          Phaliinae
                            Semicassis Mörch, 1852
                              Semicassis (Semicassis) Mörch, 1852
                                Semicassis (Semicassis) faurotis (Jousseaume, 1888)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=47278) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-06-21. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-21.