OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ovulidae 

Prionovolva cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Prionovolva cavanaghi
   Primovula (Prionovolva) cavanaghi
   Globovula cavanaghi
   Diminovula cavanaghi Iredale, 1931

Distribution

Carnarvon, WA to Sydney, NSW (Wilson, 1993)

  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  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 bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef

Keywords

habitat: coral reef 
substrate: coral 

References

 Cate, C.N. 1973. p.21-22 General reference
 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.59 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.207 [text fig.; pl. 24, figs 18 a,b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Cypraeoidea
                        Ovulidae Fleming, 1828
                          Prionovolva Iredale, 1930
                            Prionovolva cavanaghi (Iredale, 1931)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=8835) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-05-15.