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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Strombidae 

Strombus (Laevistrombus) canarium Linnaeus, 1758

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Strombus canarium Linnaeus, 1758
   Strombus isabella Lamarck, 1822
   Strombus vanikorensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
   Strombus taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
   Strombus gibbus Issel & Canefri, 1876

Common Name

Yellow/Dog shell or hoi chak tin (Th.)

Distribution

Southern India to Australia and Melanesia and North to Japan (Abbott1960A)

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Japan
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N): Queensland
  PRELOVED Regions: Thailand
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China: Cambodia
     Try, I. 2001. p.397 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.28 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.70 

Keywords

depth: subtidal 
feeds on: plants 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Abbott, R.T. 1960. p.48 General reference
 Abbott, R.T. 1960. p.49 Synonomy
 Frauenfeld, G.R. von 1869. p.863 [as Gallinula canarium L.]  New combination
 Kira, T. 1954. p.31 [pl. 15, fig 11; as Laevistrombus canarium L. in : 14]  New combination
 Kreipl, K. & Poppe, G.T. 1999. p.26 [numerous illustrations]  General reference
 Man In 'T Veld, L.A. & De Turck, K. 1998. p.95 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Stromboidea
                        Strombidae
                          Strombus Linnaeus, 1758
                            Strombus (Laevistrombus) Kira, 1955
                              Strombus (Laevistrombus) canarium Linnaeus, 1758

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8036) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2003-12-17.