OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae
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 Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Marquesas (Iles Marquises)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Johnston Atoll
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan: Kyushu
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan: Shikoku
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.