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 RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.23 
  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 bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast AfricaKenya
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaMalaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaIndonesiaTimor (Not otherwise Specified)
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaFrench Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)Tuamotu Archipelago (Iles Tuamotu)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral 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.