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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Lyncina aurantium (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea aurantium Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea aurora Lamarck, 1810
   Callistocypraea aurantium turanga Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Common Name

Orange Cowry p.123      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Fiji
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Mindanao: Davao Oriental
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Visayan: Masbate
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Visayan: Samar: Samar
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 15-45 metres ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.87 [ as Cypraea aurantium ]  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 aurantium (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52460) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-27. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-08.