OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea thomasi Crosse, 1865

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Marquesas (Iles Marquises)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ taken by divers or dregded from 25-40m ]
substrate: rubble [ on rubble bottom ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.121 [ as Cypraea thomasi ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.209 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria thomasi (Crosse, 1865)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54837) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25.