OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Name Turbinidae 

Astralium calcar (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Turbo calcar Linnaeus, 1758
   Turbo lacinatum Gould, 1849

Common Name

Spurred Turban Shell p.499      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.43 

Keywords

depth: subtidal 
substrate: algae 

References

 Coleman, N. 1981. p.499 General reference
 Habe, T. 1964. p.20 Distribution
 Hinton, A. 1972. p.2 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Turbininae
                        Astralium Link, 1807
                          Astralium calcar (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=57190) created by Shannon Reid on 2001-11-19. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-23.