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

Onustus indicus (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Phorus indicus auct
   Phorus exutus auct
   Trochus indica Gmelin, 1791
   Xenophora helvaceus Philippi, 1852
   Xenophora wagneri Philippi, 1855

Distribution

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 150 m ]
depth: shallow subtidal [ 4-5 m ]
depth: subtidal [ throughout range ]

References

Kreipl, K. & A. Alf 1999. p.74, pl. 27, figs. 25-25b [ type information, distribution, description, remarks and synonymy ] General reference
Ponder, W.F. 1983. p.59, figs. 4a-b, 6b, 11a, 12a, 14s, 31c-f, 41 [ as Xenophora (Onustus) indica. Synonymy, description, type information, distribution and remarks ] General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.169, pl. 23, figs. 3a-b [ as Xenophora indica. Description, distribution and synonymy ] General reference
Classification
  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Xenophoroidea
                        Xenophoridae Troschel, 1852
                          Onustus Swainson, 1840
                            Onustus indicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8294) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-28.