OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Purpuradusta gracilis notata (Gill, 1858)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea notata Gill, 1858
   Purpuradusta gracilis notata (Gill, 1858)

Distribution

Red Sea, Somalia

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea

Keywords

habitat: under coral [slabs and rocks in shallow water]

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.146 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939
                              Purpuradusta gracilis (Gaskoin, 1849)
                                Purpuradusta gracilis notata (Gill, 1858)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=77670) created by Shannon Reid on 2002-09-05. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-27.