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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Austrocypraea reevei (Sowerby, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea reevei Sowerby, 1832

Common Name

Reeve's Cowry p.130, pl.21, f.18      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

western SA to Geraldton, WA (Wilson, 1993)

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 40 m]
depth: intertidal [rarely]
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.51 [{as Cypraea reevei}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.86 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.176 [pl. 35, figs 15 a-d]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Austrocypraea Cossmann, 1903
                              Austrocypraea reevei (Sowerby, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8329) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.