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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Strombidae
Strombus (Dolomena) variabilis variabilis Swainson, 1820
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820
Strombu lituratus Menke, 1829
Common Name
Variable Stromb p.100
Distribution
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.72
Keywords
depth: continental shelf
eCode: sandy mud bottom
eCode: shallow subtidal
eCode: subtidal
substrate: sand
substrate: sea grass rhizomes
References
Abbott, R.T. 1960. p.103 General reference
Abbott, R.T. 1960. p.103 Synonomy
Brazier, J. 1877. p.292 [as Gallinula variabilis] New combination
Kreipl, K. & Poppe, G.T. 1999. p.45 [numerous illustrations] General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.157 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Stromboidea
Strombidae
Strombus Linnaeus, 1758
Strombus (Dolomena) Iredale, 1931
Strombus (Dolomena) variabilis Swainson, 1820
Strombus (Dolomena) variabilis variabilis Swainson, 1820
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7978) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-25.