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 Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red 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.