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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Mauritia scurra indica (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea indica Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea argiolus Röding, 1798
   Cypraea retifera Menke, 1829
   Cypraea amarata Mörch, 1852
   Arabica scurra antelia Iredale, 1939
   Arabica scurra vono Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 40 m]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef [under coral blocks]

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.56 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Mauritia Troschel, 1863
                              Mauritia scurra (Gmelin, 1791)
                                Mauritia scurra indica (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52365) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-26. Record last updated by Holly Barlow on 2003-01-19.