OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria ostergaardi (Dall, 1921)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea pacifica Ostergaard, 1920
   Cypraea ostergaardi Dall, 1921
   Cypraea alleni Ostergaard, 1950

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ most dredged from 50-150m on rubble; few dived from 25-45m under loose coral pieces ]
substrate: coral 
substrate: rubble 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.246 [ as Cypraea ostergaardi ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.194 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria ostergaardi (Dall, 1921)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54452) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-18. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-18.