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Gastropoda unnamed Potamididae 

Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Trochus telescopium Linnaeus, 1758
   Potamides (Telescopium) telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Cerithium telescopium (Linné, 1792)
   Telescopium indicator Montfort, 1810
   Telescopium fuscum Schumacher, 1817
   Telescopium mauritsi Butot, 1954

Common Name

Telescope snail or hoi lak kwai (Th.) p.97      Nateewathana, A. 1995.  
Telescopic Creeper p.87, pl.17, f.8      Allan, J. 1950.  
Telescope Mud Creeper p.102      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  PRELOVED RegionsThailand
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific Throughout Region
     Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.303 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean Throughout Region
     Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.303 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaMascarene IslandsMauritius
     Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.303 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Northern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Western Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-ArabiaPersian Gulf (=Arabian Gulf)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaCambodia
     Try, I. 2001. p.395 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.27 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.64 

Keywords

depth: intertidal       Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.300 
feeding mode: deposit feeding       Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.300 
habitat: intertial flats       Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.300 
habitat: mangrove       Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.300 
substrate: mud       Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.300 

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1959. p.1 General reference
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.291 General reference
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.291 Synonomy
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.291 Biology and ecology
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.303 Distribution
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.296 Radula
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.291 Operculum
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.302 Fossil record
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.303 Range map
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.295 Anatomy
 Houbrick, R.S. 1991. p.291 Taxon list
 Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. p.375 Distribution
 Nateewathana, A. 1995. p.97 Secondary source
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.133 [Pl. 15; fig. 21]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  unnamed
                    Cerithioidea
                      Potamididae
                        Telescopium Montfort, 1810
                          Telescopium telescopium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7591) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-19.