OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
Data as of: 2006-05-17
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae
Leporicypraea valentia (Perry, 1811)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Cypraea valentia Perry, 1811
Cypraea princeps Gray, 1824
Common Name
Prince Cowry p.122 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
Western Pacific; Torres Strait, QLD
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
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
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.82
Keywords
depth: continental shelf [to 80 m]
depth: subtidal [from 15 m]
habit: nestling
References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.88 General reference
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.64 General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.183 General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Cypraeoidea
Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
Leporicypraea Iredale, 1930
Leporicypraea valentia (Perry, 1811)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8512) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-01-08.