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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea walkeri walkeri (Sowerby, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832
   Cypraea amabilis Jousseaume, 1881
   Gratiadusta walkeri merista Iredale, 1939

Distribution

Indian Ocean to Philippines

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-Arabia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 25 m]
depth: subtidal [from 5 m]
habitat: coral reef [amongst coral]
substrate: under rocks 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.61 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.128 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Erronea Troschel, 1863
                              Erronea walkeri (Sowerby, 1832)
                                Erronea walkeri walkeri (Sowerby, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52631) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-09-28. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-29.