OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Cribrarula esontropia esontropia (Duclos, 1833)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cyprea esontropia Duclos, 1833
   Cypraea peasei var. monstrosa Smith, 1878
   Cypraea cribraria var. translucida Melvill, 1888
   Cypraea fischeri Vayssiere, 1910

Distribution

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

Keywords

habitat: under rocks [ also found under coral ]

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.179 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. p.135 [ refers to Cypraea peasei var. monstrosa ]  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Cribrarula Strand, 1929
                              Cribrarula esontropia (Duclos, 1833)
                                Cribrarula esontropia esontropia (Duclos, 1833)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=53583) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-11. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-11.