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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea consobrina Garrett, 1879
   Staphylaea staphylaea descripta Iredale, 1935
   Staphylea nukulau Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Common Name

staphylaea's cousin p.213      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Coral Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific

Keywords

depth: infralittoral fringe [ below low tide level ]
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.232 General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.213 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Staphylaea Jousseaume, 1884
                              Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=54978) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-26. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-28.