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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea pyriformis (Gray, 1824)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea pyriformis Gray, 1824
   Cypraea smithi Sowerby, 1881
   Cypraea kaiseri Kenyon, 1897
   Cypraea xanthodon var. carnicolor Preston, 1909
   Ipserronea problematica Iredale, 1935

Common Name

Pyriform Cowry p.17, pl.19      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Western Pacific to Indian Ocean

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  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: 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
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Cebu
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Bohol
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Luzon: Quezon
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.87 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: mud [muddy areas with coral rubble]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.114 [{as Cypraea pyriformis}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.127 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.182 [pl. 32, figs 15 a-f]  General reference

Classification

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

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8466) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.