OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Erosaria caputserpentis caputophidii (Schilder, 1927)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Erosaria (Ocellaria) caputophidii Schilder, 1927

Common Name

Snake's Head cowry p.206      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Marquesas (Iles Marquises)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaJohnston Atoll
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapanKyushu
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapanShikoku

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: in sand [ dig into sand during daytime ]
habitat: under coral [ under pieces of dead coral ]
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.206 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971. p.103 Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Erosaria caputserpentis caputophidii (Schilder, 1927)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54744) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-24. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-24.