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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Blasicrura pallidula pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea quadrimaculata var. pallidula Gaskoin, 1849
   Blasicrura rhinoceros vivia Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Common Name

Palish Cowry p.160      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

Philippines to Western Pacific

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 15 metres ]
habitat: coral reef [ under coral and stones, often amongst seaweed ]

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.160 General reference
 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.84 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Blasicrura Iredale, 1930
                              Blasicrura pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849)
                                Blasicrura pallidula pallidula (Gaskoin, 1849)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52360) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-26. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-29.