OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria helvola callista (Shaw, 1909)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea helvola var. callista Shaw, 1909
   Cypraea helvola var. gereti Vayssiere, 1910

Common Name

Astral helvola p.201      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Cook Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Pitcairn Islands
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Kiribati: Phoenix Islands

Keywords

habitat: coral reef [ in quiet lagoons ]
habitat: under coral 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.216 [ as Cypraea callista ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.201 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 callista (Shaw, 1909)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54559) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-21. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-22.