OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Bistolida owenii owenii (Sowerby, 1837)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea hirundo var. owenii Sowerby, 1837
   Cypraea menkeana Deshayes, 1863

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene Islands

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 100 metres ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.168 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Bistolida Cossmann, 1920
                              Bistolida owenii (Sowerby, 1837)
                                Bistolida owenii owenii (Sowerby, 1837)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53219) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-10-05. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-18.