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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Blasicrura teres teres (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea teres Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea subfasciata Link, 1807
   Cypraea tabescens Dillwyn, 1817
   Cypraea cylindrica Blainville, 1826
   Cypraea alveolus Tapparone, 1882
   Cypraea tabescens var. elaoides Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea (Erosaria) zanzibarica var. faedata Sulliotti, 1911
   Cypraea rashleighana var. transpiciens Taylor, 1916
   Talostolida subteres hermanni Iredale, 1939
   Talostolida teres pentella Iredale, 1939

Common Name

Tapering Cowry p.163      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 10 metres ]
substrate: coral [ ]
substrate: sponges 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.163 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Blasicrura Iredale, 1930
                              Blasicrura teres (Gmelin, 1791)
                                Blasicrura teres teres (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53174) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-04. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-30.