OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Thais malayensis Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purupura imperialis Kiener, 1836
   Thai malayensis Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea?
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)?
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)?

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ mid to low ]
habitat: mangrove [ aerial roots and trunks of mangrove trees ]
substrate: rocks 

References

 Middelfart, P. 1997. p.368, pl. 4, fig. 2 Checklist
 Tan, K.S. & Sigurdsson, J.B. 1996. p.520-526 Biology and ecology

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Thais Röding, 1798
                              Thais malayensis Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=49295) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-16. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-22.