OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Cribrarula pellisserpentis Lorenz, 1999

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cribrarula pellisserpentis Lorenz, 1999

Common Name

Snake-skin cowry p.179      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar

Keywords

:  [ habitat includes turbid waters ]
depth: low tide level 
habit: nestling [ in rocky crevices ]
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.179 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Cribrarula Strand, 1929
                              Cribrarula pellisserpentis Lorenz, 1999

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53298) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.