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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Littorinidae 

Bembicium auratum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Bembicium kielmannsegi auct
   Risella lutea auct
   Bembicium luteum auct
   Littorina melanostoma auct
   Risella melanostoma auct
   Bembicium melanostoma auct
   Risella imbricata auct
   Bembicium imbricatum auct
   Bembicium auratum auct
   Risella aurata auct
   Trochus auratum Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
   Littorina imbricata Gray, 1839
   Trochus cicatricosus Philippi, 1843
   Risella kielmannsegi Zelebor in Dunker & Zelebor, 1866
   Bembicium nodulosum Musgrave, 1929

Common Name

Gold-mouthed Conniwink p.49      Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962.  
Gold-mouthed Top Shell p.94, pl.289      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Lizard Is., Qld to Abrolhos, WA Lizard Island, Qld to Abrolhos, WA

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: estuarine [ in estuaries and inlets {Reid1988x26} ]
habitat: mangrove 
habitat: mangrove [ roots and trunks of mangroves {Reid1988x26} ]
habitat: rocky shore [ sheltered rocky shore {Reid1988x26} ]

References

 Anderson, D.T. 1962. p.62-63 [ spawning ]  Biology and ecology
 Anderson, H. 1958. p.560-565 [ distribution and illustrations ]  General reference
 Branch, G.M. & Branch, M.L. 1980. p.106 Biology and ecology
 Fretter, V. 1982. p.230 Biology and ecology
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.38 General reference
 Reid, D.G. 1988. p.129 General reference
 Reid, D.G. 1988. p.125 Synonomy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.143, pl. 18, figs 21a, b  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Littorinoidea
                        Littorinidae
                          Bembiciinae
                            Bembicium Philippi, 1846
                              Bembicium auratum (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7637) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-11.