OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria helvola hawaiiensis (Melvill, 1888)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea helvola var. hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888

Distribution

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

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 40m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral 
habitat: under coral 
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.216 [ as Cypraea helvola var. hawaiiensis ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.202 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Erosaria helvola hawaiiensis (Melvill, 1888)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54554) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-21. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-22.