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Gastropoda Name Trochidae 

Prothalotia pulcherrimus (Wood, 1828)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trochus pulcherrimus Wood, 1828
   Trochus preisii Menke, 1843
   Trochus puella Philippi, 1855
   Thalotia mariae Tenison-Woods, 1878

Common Name

Crimson Lip Weed Shell p.121      Cotton, B.C. 1959.  
Beautiful Cantharidus p.63      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  

Distribution

  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast

Keywords

depth: lower intertidal 
habitat: rock platform 
habitat: sea grass bed 
substrate: seaweed 

References

 Brazier, J. 1887. p.118 General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1959. p.121, fig. 60 General reference
 Macpherson, J.H. 1966. p.210 General reference
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.63, fig. 85 General reference
 Phillips, D.A.B., Handreck, C.P., Bock, P.E., Burn, R., Smith, B.J., & Staples, D.A. 1984. p.36 General reference
 Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1902. p.130 Synonomy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Trochinae Rafinesque, 1815
                        Cantharidini Cotton, 1959
                          Prothalotia Thiele, 1930
                            Prothalotia pulcherrimus (Wood, 1828)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=6626) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-08-07.