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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Luria tessellata (Swainson, 1822)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea tessellata Swainson, 1822
   Cypraea trigonella Blainville, 1826
   Cypraea trigonella BLAINVILLE, 1826
   Luria lani Raybaudi, 1986
   Luria lani RAYBAUDI, 1986

Common Name

Checkered Cowry p.84      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  
Goban-dakara G1182 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1182]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Taiwan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 50 metres ]
depth: subtidal 
substrate: coral [ ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.187 [ as Cypraea tessellata ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.84 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Luria Jousseaume, 1884
                              Luria tessellata (Swainson, 1822)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52532) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-27. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.