OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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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 Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: Solomon Islands
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western 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.