OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria macandrewi (Sowerby, 1870)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea macandrewi Sowerby, 1870
   Erosaria macandrewi (Sowerby, 1870)

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Oman
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Yemen
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Djibouti
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 5-25m ]
depth: sublittoral 
exposure: exposed [ most specimens are found exposed on the reef at night ]
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.120 [ as Cypraea macandrewi ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.208 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria macandrewi (Sowerby, 1870)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54835) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-26.