OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Muricidae 

Neothais smithi (Brazier, 1889)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Purpura smithi Brazier, 1889
   Neothais smithi (Brazier, 1889)
   Purpura strata bollonsi Suter, 1906

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificLord Howe (Australia)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNorfolk Island (Australia)
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificLord Howe (Australia)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificKermadec Islands
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: rocks 

References

 Oliver, W. R. B. 1915. p.536 General reference
 Tan, K.S. 2003. p.978 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Neogastropoda
                      Muricoidea
                        Muricidae Fleming, 1828
                          Rapaninae Gray, 1853
                            Neothais Iredale, 1912
                              Neothais smithi (Brazier, 1889)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=49735) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-08-23. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-22.