OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Name Trochidae 

Monilea simulans Smith, 1899

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Minilea simulans Smith, 1899

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaIndia (W)Laccadive Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaMaldives
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaSouth China Sea

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 30-50 fathoms (54-90 m) ]

References

 Hedley, C. 1916. p.31 [p. 31 in reprint, p.180 in volume]  General reference
 Smith, E.A. 1903. p.618 Distribution
 Yen, T.-C. 1942. p.180, pl. 12 fig. 20 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Trochidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Umboniinae Adams & Adams, 1854
                        Monileini Hickman & McLean, 1990
                          Monilea Swainson, 1840
                            Monilea simulans Smith, 1899

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=6908) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Sarah Watson on 2001-04-23.