OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea cylindrica (Born, 1778)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Erronea cylindrica cylindrica (Born, 1778)
   Erronea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932
   Erronea cylindrica lenella (Iredale, 1939)

Common Name

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

Distribution

Central Indo-West Pacfic; Micronesia; Shark Bay, WA to central Qld (Wilson, 1993) West Pacific to northwest Australia (Lorenz & Hubert, 2000)

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  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

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: shallow subtidal 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.160 [{as Cypraea cylindrica}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.132 Subspecific arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.181 [pl. 34, figs 3a,b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Erronea Troschel, 1863
                              Erronea cylindrica (Born, 1778)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8443) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-28.