OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Assimineidae 

Assiminea (Metassiminea) buccinoides (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Metassiminea australis auct.
   Paludina buccinoides Quoy and Gaimard, 1834
   Assiminea affinis Mousson, 1874
   Assiminea tasmanica Tenison-Woods, 1876
   Rissoa (Setia) siennae Tenison-Woods, 1877
   Assiminea bicincta Petterd, 1889
   Assiminea australis Petterd, 1889

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ ]
feeds on: detritus 

References

 Hedley, C. 1906. p.528 [radula]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.43 General reference
 Kershaw, R.C. 1983. [ecology]  General reference
 Ponder, W.F. & Clark, G.A. 1988. p.688 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Rissooidea
                        Assimineidae
                          Assiminea Fleming, 1828
                            Assiminea (Metassiminea) Thiele, 1927
                              Assiminea (Metassiminea) buccinoides (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=4788) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-04.