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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea chinensis amiges (Melvill & Standen, 1915)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ovatipsa chinensis sydneyensis auct.
   Erronea caurica var. cairnsiana Melvill & Standen, 1904
   Erronea variolaria var. amiges Melvill & Standen, 1915
   Cribraria (Ovatipsa) chinensis sydneyensis Schilder & Schilder, 1938
   Cribraria (Ovatipsa) chinensis whitworthi Cate, 1964

Distribution

Central Pacific to Australia

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceania
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 50 m]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: under coral 
habitat: under rocks 

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.60 General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.141 Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Erronea Troschel, 1863
                              Erronea chinensis (Gmelin, 1791)
                                Erronea chinensis amiges (Melvill & Standen, 1915)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8441) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Holly Barlow on 2003-01-27.