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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea amethystea Linnaeus, 1758
   Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791
   Cypraea reticulata Gmelin, 1791
   Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)
   Cypraea oculata Röding, 1798
   Cypraea undosa Röding, 1798
   Cypraea arlequina Mörch, 1852
   Arabica westralis Iredale, 1935
   Mauritia (Arabica) histrio var. duploreticulata Coen, 1949

Common Name

The Stage Cowry p.58, pl.151      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Indian Ocean; North West Cape, WA to Darwin, NT

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Indo-Arabia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [below the low tide level]
depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef [under large blocks of coral]
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.71 [{as Cypraea histrio}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.60 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.185 [pl. 31, figs 5 a-c]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Mauritia Troschel, 1863
                              Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8540) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.