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Gastropoda Name Trochidae 

Clanculus atropurpureus (Gould, 1849)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trochus atropurpureus Gould, 1849
   Clanculus atropurpureus (Gould, 1849)
   Trochus samoensis Rousseau in Hombron & Jacquinot, 1877

Distribution

Fremantle, WA to southern Queensland; Indo-West Pacific {WILSON1993A}. South Cowaramup, Western Australia to Capricorn/Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland; Indo-Pacific {Jansen1995a}.

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea?
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.33 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 30 m {Jansen1995a}. ]

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.32 Synonomy
 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. p.32, pl. 8, fig. 3  Distribution
 Hedley, C. 1899. p.404  Distribution
 Hedley, C. 1907. p.478 [Masthead Island, Queensland, Australia]  General reference
 Jansen, P. 1995. p.43, pl. 1, figs. 4-6, text-fig. 2A [ Synonymy, description, distribution and discussion. ]  General reference
 Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1899. p.175 [Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia]  General reference
 Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. p.348 [Persian Gulf]  General reference
 Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.31, pl. 1, fig. 19  General reference
 Schepman, M.M. 1908. p.40 [Island Samau]  General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1876. p.558 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.84, pl. 8, fig. 23a-b, text fig. [ Description, distribution and remarks. ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Trochinae Rafinesque, 1815
                        Trochini Rafinesque, 1810
                          Clanculus Montfort, 1810
                            Clanculus atropurpureus (Gould, 1849)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=6725) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-21.