OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Purpuradusta microdon (Gray, 1828)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828
   Purpuradusta microdon (Gray, 1828)
   Cypraea chrysalis Kiener, 1843
   Purpuradusta granum Schilder & Schilder, 1938
   Opponaria katha Iredale, 1939

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; north Qld

  ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Marinduque
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.90 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Samar
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.90 
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Sulu Sea
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.90 

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 50 m]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: coral reef [in small crevices]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.134 [{as Cypraea microdon}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.149 Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.189 [pl. 33, figs 8 a,b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeovulinae Schilder, 1927
                            Purpuradusta Schilder, 1939
                              Purpuradusta microdon (Gray, 1828)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8621) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-07-30.