OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Strombidae 

Strombus (Canarium) microurceus (Kira, 1959)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Canarium microurceus Kuroda in Kira, 1955
   Canarium microurceus Kuroda MS in Kira, 1959

Distribution

Southern Japan to the East Indies, Australia Melanesia and to Samoa (Abbott1960A)

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.68 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific

Keywords

depth: subtidal [ ]
substrate: rocks [ ]
substrate: sand 

References

 Abbott, R.T. 1960. p.71 General reference
 Abbott, R.T. 1960. p.71 Synonomy
 Kreipl, K. & Poppe, G.T. 1999. p.36 [numerous illustrations]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Stromboidea
                        Strombidae
                          Strombus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Strombus (Canarium) Schumacher, 1817
                              Strombus (Canarium) microurceus (Kira, 1959)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7935) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-25.