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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Rissoidae 

Rissoina (Moerchiella) gigantea (Deshayes, 1848)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Rissoina grandis Philippi, 1847
   Rissoa gigantea Deshayes, 1848
   Rissoina cumingi H. & A. Adams, 1854

Distribution

Philippines, New Guinea and Solomon Islands, northern Australia and New Caledonia

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificSolomon Islands
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew Caledonia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia

References

 Sleurs, W.J.M. 1993. p.92-94, figs. 20A-B, 54A Contains synonymy
 Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.56, sp. 7 [ as Zebina (Morchiella) gigantea ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Rissooidea
                        Rissoidae
                          Rissoininae
                            Rissoina d'Orbigny, 1840
                              Rissoina (Moerchiella) Nevill, 1885
                                Rissoina (Moerchiella) gigantea (Deshayes, 1848)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=76509) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-08-20. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-08-23.