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Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Lambis (Millepes) scorpius scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Strombus scorpius Linnaeus, 1758
   Pterocera nodosa Lamarck, 1822

Common Name

Scorpion Shell p.102

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.69 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China

Keywords

eCode: coral reef 
eCode: shallow subtidal 
exposure: sheltered [ coast, in coral rubble ]

References

  . p.102 General reference
  . p.102 [as Lambis scorpio]  New combination
 Abbott, R. T. 1961. p.164 General reference
 Abbott, R. T. 1961. p.164 Synonomy
 Roissy, ? 1805. p.91 [pl. 58, fig. 5, as Pterocera scorpius]  New combination
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.154 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Stromboidea
                        Strombidae
                          Lambis Röding, 1798
                            Lambis (Millepes) Mörch, 1852
                              Lambis (Millepes) scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
                                Lambis (Millepes) scorpius scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7897) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-25.