OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Chicoreus (Chicopinnatus) laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Murex laqueatus Sowerby, 1841

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMariana IslandsGuam
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarshall IslandsRalik ChainKwajelein
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapanRyukyu Islands (Loo-Chu Islands, Nansi-Shoto)Okinawa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Society Islands (Iles de la Societe)Tahiti

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 45 metres ]
depth: subtidal [ from 15 metres ]

References

 Houart, R. 1992. p.113, figs. 222, 412-413 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Muricinae Rafinesque, 1815
                            Chicoreus Montfort, 1810
                              Chicoreus (Chicopinnatus) Houart, 1992
                                Chicoreus (Chicopinnatus) laqueatus (Sowerby, 1841)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=48110) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-07-24. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-04-29.