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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Erronea subviridis (Reeve, 1835)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

Included taxa

   Erronea subviridis subviridis (Reeve, 1835)
   Erronea subviridis dorsalis Schilder & Schilder, 1938

Common Name

Greenish Cowry p.112, pl.113      Wilson, B 2002.  
Blotched Green Cowry p.18, pl.20,21      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

South-Western Pacific; Rottnest Island, WA to central NSW (Wilson, 1993) Australia,New Guinea, New Caledonia (Lorenz & Hubert, 2000)

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower E coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific: New Caledonia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
eCode: rock reef 
eCode: sand flats 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.165 [{as Cypraea subviridis}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.126 Subspecific arrangement
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.182 [pl. 32, figs 16 a-c]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Erronea Troschel, 1863
                              Erronea subviridis (Reeve, 1835)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8471) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-01-28.