OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Vermetidae 

Dendropoma maxima (Sowerby, 1825)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Serpula maxima Sowerby, 1825
   Dendropoma maxima (Sowerby, 1825)

Common Name

Great Coral Worm Shell p.174, pl.505      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificTuvalu (Ellice Islands)Funafuti
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaJava Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanCocos-Keeling
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu)

References

 Hedley, C. 1899. p.426-7 Distribution
 Maes, V.O. 1967. p.111-2 Distribution
 Morton, J.E. 1965. p.588 General reference
 Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.266 Distribution
 Wilkins, G.L. 1953. p.291 Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Vermetoidea
                        Vermetidae
                          Dendropoma Mörch, 1861
                            Dendropoma maxima (Sowerby, 1825)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=79308) created by benamy on 2002-09-26. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.