OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Blasicrura interrupta (Gray, 1824)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea interrupta Gray, 1824
   Cypraea prestoni Shaw, 1909

Common Name

Interrupta Cowry p.161      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  
Mame-shibori-dakara G1191 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1191]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  
Puresuton-koyasu G1191 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1191]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

Sri Lanka to Philippines

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 35 metres ]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: rock reef [ in rocky crevices ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.191 [{as Cypraea interrupta}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.161 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Blasicrura Iredale, 1930
                              Blasicrura interrupta (Gray, 1824)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53165) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-04. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.