OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae
Lyncina argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Cypraea contrastriata Perry, 1811
Distribution
East Africa, Mauritius, Maldives
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Chagos Archipelago
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia: Maldives
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
Keywords
depth: intertidal
depth: shallow subtidal
depth: subtidal [to 20 m]
habitat: coral reef [under coral slabs]
References
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.77 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Cypraeoidea
Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
Lyncina Troschel, 1863
Lyncina argus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lyncina argus contrastriata (Perry, 1811)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=77361) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-02. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-12.