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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Bistolida ursellus (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea ursellus Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea coffea Sowerby, 1870
   Blasicrura (Derstolida) ursellus amoeba Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Common Name

Little-Bear Cowry p.171      Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000.  
Hon-saba-dakara G1197 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1197]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

Western Pacific including central Qld {Wilson, 1993), West Pacific to eastern Indian Ocean (Lorenz & Hubert, 2000)

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  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
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Sulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.92 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Samar
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.92 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Marinduque
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.92 

Keywords

habitat: coral reef [in moderately shallow water]
habitat: coral reef       Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.171 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.157 [{as Cypraea ursellus}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.171 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.177 [pl. 33, figs 13a,b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Bistolida Cossmann, 1920
                              Bistolida ursellus (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8353) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.