OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea onyx (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea onyx Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea pulla Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea prunus Röding, 1798

Distribution

Philippines to central Pacific

  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.94 

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ 5-15 metres ]
substrate: mud [{muddy areas, on pilingsf1 }]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.59 [{as Cypraea onyx}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.134 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Erronea Troschel, 1863
                              Erronea onyx (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52793) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-01. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-30.