OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Name Turbinidae 

Tricolia fordiana (Pilsbry, 1888)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Phasianella [(Tricolia)] fordiana Pilsbry, 1888
   Phasianella minima Melvill, 1896
   Phasianella elachista Melvill, 1901

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal [ to 7 metres (live) ]
habitat: rocky shore 
habitat: sea grass bed 
substrate: algae 

References

 Robertson, R. 1985. p.42, pls. 20-28 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.103 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Tricoliinae
                        Tricolia Risso, 1826
                          Tricolia fordiana (Pilsbry, 1888)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7088) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2001-11-14.