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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Notocypraea pulicaria (Reeve, 1846)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea pulicaria Reeve, 1846
   Guttacypraea euclia Steadman & Cotton, 1946
   Guttacypraea pulicaria var. candida Coen, 1949

Common Name

Flea-spotted Cowry p.130, f.11A      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

southern WA from the Great Australian Bight to Rottnest Island

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 200 m]
habitat: under stones [amongst sponges ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.44 [{as Cypraea pulicaria}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.98 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.187 [text fig.; pl. 35, figs 14 a-d]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Notocypraea Schilder, 1927
                              Notocypraea pulicaria (Reeve, 1846)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52174) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-25. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.