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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria nebrites (Melvill, 1888)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea stellata Perry, 1811
   Cypraea erosa var. nebrites Melvill, 1888
   Erosaria nebrites nebrites (Melvill, 1888)
   Cypraea erosa carmen Smith, 1912
   Erosaria (Erosaria) nebrites ceylonica Schilder & Schilder, 1938
   Erosaria (Erosaria) nebrites mozambicana Schilder & Schilder, 1938
   Erosaria ocellata var. fasciomaculata Coen, 1949

Common Name

Fawn cowry p.188      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

Northwestern Indian Ocean

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique: Cabo Delgado
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Tanzania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Persian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique: Nampula
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Kenya
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Somalia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Madagascar: Mahajanga
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Singapore

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 30m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral 
habitat: under coral 
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.204 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.188 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971.  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria nebrites (Melvill, 1888)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54144) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-16. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-27.