OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea camelopardis Perry, 1811
   Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811)
   Cypraea melanostoma Sowerby, 1826
   Cypraea supertecta Sulliotti, 1924
   Pustularia mariae Schilder, 1927
   Lyncina pseudovinosa Schilder, 1927

Included taxa

   Lyncina camelopardalis sharmiensis Heiman & Mienis, 1999

Distribution

Dekker&Orlin2000: Red Sea endemic.

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 30 metres ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
substrate: algal turf [ amongst seaweed ]
substrate: rocks 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.77 [ as Cypraea camelopardalis ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.72 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Lyncina Troschel, 1863
                              Lyncina camelopardalis (Perry, 1811)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52436) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-27. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-12.