OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Unknown helvola Linnaeus, 1758
   Erosaria helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)

Included taxa

   Erosaria helvola helvola (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Erosaria helvola argella (Melvill, 1888)
   Erosaria helvola hawaiiensis (Melvill, 1888)
   Erosaria helvola callista (Shaw, 1909)
   Erosaria helvola meridionalis Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Common Name

Red Cowry p.127, f.6      Allan, J. 1950.  
Honey Cowry p.112, f.113      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  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
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 

Keywords

habitat: coral reef 
habitat: rocky shore 

References

 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.200 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971.  Secondary source
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.180 [pl. 32, figs 2 a,b]  General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8415) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-28.