OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae
Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Ovulum ovum
Amphiperas ovum
Bulla ovum Linnaeus, 1758
Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Ovula cygnea Roding, 1798
Ovula oviformis Lamarck, 1801
Ovula alba Perry, 1811
Ovula pygmea Sowerby, 1828
Ovulum gallinaceum Reeve, 1860
Common Name
Egg Cowry p.131, pl.21, f.9 Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific; Abrolhos Is., WA to northern NSW (Wilson, 1993)
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea
Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.23
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central W coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: N coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Gulf of Carp.
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Central E coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: Northern Territory
ABRS Regions: Australia: New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa: Kenya
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Papua New Guinea
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Australia (N)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Malaysia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Indonesia: Timor (Not otherwise Specified)
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): New South Wales
OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise): Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu)
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.178
Keywords
habitat: coral reef [
]
substrate: coral
References
Cate, C.N. 1973. p.64 [
] Synonomy
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1968. p.358 General reference
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.94 General reference
Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.178 Distribution
Wilson, B. 1993. p.202 [pl. 25, figs 1 a,b] General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Cypraeoidea
Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
Ovula Bruguière, 1789
Ovula ovum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8774) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-04-29.