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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Lyncina ventriculus (Lamarck, 1810)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea ventriculus Lamarck, 1810
   Cypraea achatina Perry, 1811
   Cypraea otahitensis Schubert & Wagner, 1829
   Ponda ventriculus topee Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Distribution

Central Pacific

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.81 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Samar
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 30 metres ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: coral reef [ under coral ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.92 [ as Cypraea ventriculus ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.76 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Lyncina Troschel, 1863
                              Lyncina ventriculus (Lamarck, 1810)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52455) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-27. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-29.