OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cypraeidae 

Talparia exusta (Sowerby, 1832)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cypraea exusta Sowerby, 1832
   Talparia exusta (Sowerby, 1832)

Distribution

Red Sea, Aden, Somalian north coast

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [to 35 m]
depth: subtidal [from 5 m]
habit: nestling 
habitat: coral reef [under coral slabs and stones]

References

 Burgess, C.M. 1985. p.91 [{as Cypraea exusta}]  General reference
 Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. p.78 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Cypraeidae Gray, 1824
                          Cypraeinae Gray, 1824
                            Talparia Troschel, 1863
                              Talparia exusta (Sowerby, 1832)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8668) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-12.