OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Leporicypraea mappa rosea (Gray, 1824)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea rosea Gray, 1824
   Leporicypraea mappa rosea (Gray, 1824)
   Cypraea subsignata Melvill, 1888

Distribution

Southwestern Indian Ocean

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 110 m]
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.62 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Leporicypraea Iredale, 1930
                              Leporicypraea mappa (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Leporicypraea mappa rosea (Gray, 1824)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=77281) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-01. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-27.