OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Blasicrura latior (Melvill, 1888)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea tabescens var. latior Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea burgessi Kay, 1981

Common Name

Broad teres p.164      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: coral reef       Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  
substrate: coral 
substrate: coral       Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  
substrate: rocks [ ]
substrate: under coral 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.164 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Blasicrura Iredale, 1930
                              Blasicrura latior (Melvill, 1888)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53188) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-05. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-12.