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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria marginalis melocellata Lorenz & Wiese, 1990

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Erosaria marginalis melocellata Lorenz & Wiese, 1990

Common Name

Honey coloured marginalis p.199      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaKenya
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSomalia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSouth Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanSri Lanka

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope [ trawled from 150-350m ]
depth: intertidal [ intertidally to 35m under rocks amongst seaweed ]
depth: sublittoral 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.199 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria marginalis (Dillwyn, 1827)
                                Erosaria marginalis melocellata Lorenz & Wiese, 1990

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54470) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-19. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-19.