OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Lyncina broderipii (Sowerby, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea broderipii Sowerby, 1832

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 40-200 metres ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.85 [ as Cypraea broderipii ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.74 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Lyncina Troschel, 1863
                              Lyncina broderipii (Sowerby, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52445) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-27. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-12.