OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Included taxa

   Bistolida hirundo hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Bistolida hirundo neglecta (Sowerby, 1837)
   Bistolida hirundo rouxi (Ancey, 1882)
   Bistolida hirundo francisca (Schilder & Schilder, 1938)

Common Name

Swallow Cowry p.114, pl.115      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Shark Bay, WA to northern NSW

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesMarinduque
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.92 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.92 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippinesSamar
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.92 

Keywords

eCode: rocky shore 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.156 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.169 Subspecific arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.176 [pl. 33, figs 11 a-c]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Bistolida Cossmann, 1920
                              Bistolida hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8339) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-28.