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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea coloba (Melvill, 1888)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea cruenta var. coloba Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea greegori Ford, 1893

Common Name

Stunted Cowry p.142      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

Maldives to Andaman Islands

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar: Andaman Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
exposure: sheltered 
substrate: under coral 
substrate: under rocks 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.118 [{as Cypraea coloba}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.142 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Erronea Troschel, 1863
                              Erronea coloba (Melvill, 1888)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=52809) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-02. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-16.