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Gastropoda Name Trochidae 

Calliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trochus phasianellus auct
   Gibbula mormorea auct
   Conotalopia marmorata auct
   Gibbula phasianella auct
   Trochus (Margarita) striatula Garrett, 1857
   Margarita marmoreus Pease, 1861
   Calliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)
   Turbo phasianellus Deshayes, 1863
   Margarita ponsonbyi Preston, 1908
   Calliotrochus excellens Iredale, 1937
   Calliotrochus symbolicus alter Iredale, 1937
   Calliotrochus normalis Iredale, 1937
   Calliotrochus symbolicus Iredale, 1937
   Trochinella perconfusa Iredale, 1937
   Fossarina (Minopa) hoffmeisteri Ladd, 1966
   Gibbula (Calliotrochus) cummingae Kilburn, 1977

Distribution

Tropical Indo-West Pacific, from northern Zululand in the south-west to the Hawaiian Islands in the north-east and French Polynesia in the south-east; common in the Red Sea.

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)Hawaiian IslandsKauai
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)Hawaiian IslandsOahu
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)Hawaiian IslandsMaui
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)Hawaiian IslandsMolokai
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)Hawaiian IslandsHawaii
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.18 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMozambique

Keywords

depth: intertidal [ Shallow lagoonal environments, frequently between tide marks. ]
depth: subtidal [ 5-25 m. ]
habitat: coral reef [ In Zululand, found amongst algal turf on subtidal coral reefs. ]
substrate: algal turf 
substrate: under stones 

References

 Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.18 General reference
 Hedley, C. 1899. p.405 [ as Gibbula phasianella. ]  Alternate taxonomic arrangement
 Hedley, C. 1923. p.308 [ as Calliotrochus striatulus. ]  General reference
 Herbert, D.G. 1998. p.547, figs. 1-35 [ synonymy, diagnosis, description, distribution and habitat ]  General reference
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.51, fig. 14E General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Trochinae Rafinesque, 1815
                        Gibbulini Stoliczka, 1868
                          Calliotrochus Fischer, 1879
                            Calliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=6468) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-04-28.