OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Primovula platysia Cate, 1973

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ovula formosa Verco, 1935
   Primovula (Primovula) platysia Cate, 1973

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef

Keywords

habitat: coral reef 

References

 Wilson, B. 1993. p.205 [text fig.; pl. 24, figs 14 a,b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Primovula Thiele, 1925
                            Primovula platysia Cate, 1973

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8815) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-16.