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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea madagascariensis Gmelin, 1791
   Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791)
   Staphylaea sturanyi Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: sublittoral [ to 15m ]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.235 [ as Cypraea madagascariensis ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.215 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Staphylaea Jousseaume, 1884
                              Staphylaea nucleus (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Staphylaea nucleus madagascariensis (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=55122) created by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-10-28. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-27.