OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Turbovula aurantium (Sowerby, 1889)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Ovulum (Birostra) aurantium Sowerby, 1889
   Pellasimnia aurantium (Sowerby, 1889)
   Volva aurantium (Sowerby, 1889)
   Dissona aurantium (Sowerby, 1889)
   Turbovula aurantium (Sowerby, 1889)

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereSouth Africa (Cape marine Province)

References

 Cate, C.N. 1973. p.84 General reference
 Fehse, D. 2001. p.33 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Turbovula Cate, 1973
                            Turbovula aurantium (Sowerby, 1889)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=88269) created by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-20. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-20.