OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Included taxa

   Erosaria caputserpentis caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Erosaria caputserpentis caputophidii (Schilder, 1927)

Common Name

Serpent's Head p.125, pl.19, f.11      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.86 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 
habitat: rock reef 
habitat: rocky shore 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.205 [ as Cypraea caputserpentis ]  General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.206 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971.  Secondary source
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.179 [pl. 34, figs 2 a-c]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Erosaria Troschel, 1863
                              Erosaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8394) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.