OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Pascula muricata (Reeve, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ricinula muricata Reeve, 1846
   Pascula muricata (Reeve, 1846)
   Murex nitens A. Adams, 1854

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.27 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 44 metres ]
depth: intertidal [ from 0 metres ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 

References

 Houart, R. 1995. p.275, figs. 23-24, 46, 143-153 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Ergalataxinae Kuroda & Habe, 1971
                            Pascula Dall, 1908
                              Pascula muricata (Reeve, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=48670) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-01. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-10-09.