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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Naticidae 

Naticarius onca (R�ding, 1798)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cochlis onca R�ding, 1798
   Cochlis pavimentum R�ding, 1798
   Naticarius onca (R�ding, 1798)
   Natica litterata Link, 1807
   Natica chinensis Lamarck, 1822
   Nerita candida Wood, 1825

Common Name

Chestnut Sand Snail p.217 [ For Natica onca]      Coleman, N. 1981.  

Distribution

NT to Sydney, NSW; Indo-West Pacific{WILSON1993A} Japan and Fiji to the Red Sea and Mozambique{Kilbu1976x88}

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificEast Africa
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-Malaysia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern Pacific
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-China
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.49 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and NicobarAndaman Islands
     Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.187 

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1971. p.186, figs. 33-35 Contains synonymy
 Kabat, A.R. 1996. p.33 Distribution
 Kilburn, R.N. 1976. p.844 General reference
 Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.187 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.218 [pl. 36, fig. 26]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Naticoidea
                        Naticidae Forbes, 1838
                          Naticinae Forbes, 1838
                            Naticarius Dum�ril, 1806
                              Naticarius onca (R�ding, 1798)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9069) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-04-29.