OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria guttata (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Erosaria guttata guttata (Gmelin, 1791)
   Erosaria guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978

Common Name

Drop-Covered Cowry p.192      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaTaiwan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificVanuatu
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaMaldives

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.220 [ as Cypraea guttata ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.192 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria guttata (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54435) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-18. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-18.