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Gastropoda Name Turbinidae 

Angaria delphinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Angaria melacantha [sic]
   Turbo delphinus Linnaeus, 1758
   Delphinula laciniata Lamarck, 1822
   Delphinula atrata Reeve, 1842
   Delphinula aculeata Reeve, 1842
   Delphinula formosa Reeve, 1842
   Delphinula incisa Reeve, 1842
   Delphinula melanacantha Reeve, 1842
   Delphinula imperialis Reeve, 1843
   Delphinula nodosus Reeve, 1843
   Delphinula coronata A. Adams, 1850

Common Name

The Prickly Delphinula pl. 1, fig. 3a-b [as Delphinula aculeata]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Imperial Delphinula p.sp. 1 [as Delphinula imperialis]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
Lacinate Dolphin Shell p.170      Coleman, N. 1981.  
The Black-Dyed Delphinula p.sp. 4      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Beautiful Delphinula p.sp. 2      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Knobbed Delphinula p.sp. 8 []      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
The Engraved Delphinula p.sp. 5 [as Delphinula incisa]      Reeve, L.A. 1843.  
Laciniated Dolphin Shell p.66, pl.15, fig.14      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Exmouth Gulf, WA to southern Queensland

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.23 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.38 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Vietnam
     Hylleberg, J & Kilburn, R. N. 2003. p.24 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Hylleberg, J & Kilburn, R. N. 2003. p.24 General reference
 Oostingh, C.H. 1925. p.14-19 Synonomy
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 1, figs. 3a-b [ as Delphinula aculeata ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 1, fig. 1a-b [ as Delphinula imperialis ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 2, fig. 8 [ as Delphinula nodosa ]  General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1843. pl. 1, fig. 5 [ as Delphinula incisa ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.96, pl. 7a, fig. 1a-b, pl. 11, fig. 22 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Angariinae
                        Angaria Röding, 1798
                          Angaria delphinus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=6989) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-05-26.