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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Leporicypraea mappa panerythra (Melvill, 1888)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea mappa var. panerythra Melvill, 1888
   Leporicypraea mappa rewa Steadman & Cotton, 1943

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 40 m]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.64 General reference

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 panerythra (Melvill, 1888)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=77287) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-01. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-10.