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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Staphylaea semiplota (Mighels, 1845)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845
   Cypraea spadix Mighels, 1845
   Cypraea polita Roberts, 1868
   Cypraea annae Roberts, 1869
   Cypraea (Cypraea) staphylaea var. fimbriatula Sowerby, 1870
   Cypraea polita var. diaphana Sullioti, 1924

Common Name

Half-extending cowry p.212      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Hawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Johnston Atoll

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 35m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral 
habitat: under rocks 
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.231 [ as Cypraea semiplota ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.212 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971.  Secondary source

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Staphylaea Jousseaume, 1884
                              Staphylaea semiplota (Mighels, 1845)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54951) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-25.