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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Staphylaea limacina limacina (Lamarck, 1810)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810
   Cypraea jenningsia Perry, 1811
   Cypraea staphylaea var. lilacina Weinkauff, 1881
   Staphylaea (Purperosa) purperosa ruvaya Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Common Name

Slug-like cowry p.210      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  
Limacina Cowry p.116, pl.117      Wilson, B 2002.  
The File Cowry p.125, pl.376-7      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaMaldives
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificCaroline Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificHowland Island
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarcus Island (Japan)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMariana Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificMarshall Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNauru
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificTuvalu (Ellice Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.84 

Keywords

habitat: in coral rubble [ amongst and under coral rubble ]
habitat: in mud [ likes slightly muddy areas ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.233 [ as Cypraea limacina ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.210 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Staphylaea Jousseaume, 1884
                              Staphylaea limacina (Lamarck, 1810)
                                Staphylaea limacina limacina (Lamarck, 1810)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54942) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.