Indo-Pacific Molluscan Species Database at The Academy of Natural Sciences

OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Xenophoridae

Stellaria gigantea Schepman, 1909

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Tugurium (Trochotugurium) giganteum auct
   Trochotugurium giganteum auct
   Xenophora gigantea Schepman, 1909

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 60-200 m ]
depth: continental slope [ to 700 m ]

References

Kilburn, R.N. 1973. p.562, fig. 5 [ as Tugurium (Trochotugurium) giganteum. ] Radula
Kreipl, K. & A. Alf 1999. p.62, pl. 20, figs. 17-17b [ type information, distribution, description, remarks and synonymy. ] General reference
Ponder, W.F. 1983. p.57, figs. 29h-j, 40 [ as Xenophora (Stellaria) gigantea. Synonymy, description, type information, distribution and remarks ] General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.169, pl. 23, figs. 7a-b [ as Xenophora gigantea. Description, distribution and remarks ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Xenophoroidea
                        Xenophoridae Troschel, 1852
                          Stellaria (Schmidt MS) M�ller, 1832
                            Stellaria gigantea Schepman, 1909
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8264) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-08-07.