OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Lyncina nivosa (Broderip, 1827)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea nivosa Broderip, 1827

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Thailand (W)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Myanmar (Burma)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 50 metres ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.86 [ as Cypraea nivosa ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.73 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Lyncina Troschel, 1863
                              Lyncina nivosa (Broderip, 1827)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52443) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-27. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-20.