OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Unknown staphylaea Linnaeus, 1758
   Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Included taxa

   Staphylaea staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)
   Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina (Garrett, 1879)
   Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg, 1932)
   Staphylaea staphylaea nolani Lorenz, 1989

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesia Throughout Region
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.22 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
habitat: coral reef 

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.232 [ as Cypraea staphylaea ]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.212 General reference
 Schilder, M. & Schilder, F.A. 1971.  Secondary source
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.191 [pl. 35, figs 3 a,b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Erosariinae Schilder, 1924
                            Staphylaea Jousseaume, 1884
                              Staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus, 1758)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8658) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by benamy on 2002-09-27.