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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Staphylaea limacina interstincta (Wood, 1828)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea interstincta Wood, 1828

Common Name

Patched limacina p.211      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaDjibouti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaKenya
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMadagascar
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSeychelles
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaSomalia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaTanzania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral [ to 15m ]
habitat: seaweed [ amongst seaweed ]
habitat: under coral 
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.233 [ as Cypraea interstincta ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.211 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 interstincta (Wood, 1828)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54947) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25.