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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria helvola meridionalis Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Erosaria (Ravitrona) helvola meridionalis Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Common Name

Southern helvola p.200      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Kenya
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Mozambique
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: South Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Tanzania

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 15-50m ]
depth: intertidal [ rarely intertidally under stones ]
depth: subtidal 
habitat: sponges [ under rrocks amongst sponges ]
habitat: under rocks 
habitat: under stones [ see intertidal ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.216 [ as Cypraea (Ravitrona) helvola meridionalis ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.200 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 meridionalis Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54557) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-21. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-21.