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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Cymbovula deflexa (Sowerby, 1848)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Birostra deflexa
   Pellasimnia deflexa
   Neosimnia deflexa
   Ovulum deflexum Sowerby, 1848
   Ovula philippinarum Tryon, 1885

Common Name

Deflexed Ovulid p.87, pl.259      Coleman, N. 1975.  

Distribution

Dingo Beach, Black Island, Queensland; Philippines, Japan; Singapore (Cate1973x28)

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaSingapore

Keywords

habitat: coral reef [ ]
substrate: coral 

References

 Cate, C.N. 1973. p.80 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.200 [text fig.]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Cymbovula Cate, 1973
                            Cymbovula deflexa (Sowerby, 1848)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8736) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-23.