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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Naticidae 

Naticarius orientalis (Gmelin, 1791)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Natica orientalis Gmelin, 1791
   Albula explanata Röding, 1798
   Nerita eburnea Deshayes, 1838

Common Name

Toyo-tama-gai G1482 [Higo et al, 1999, species number: G1482]       Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999.  

Distribution

Recorded from Exmouth, WA but probably present also in north Qld; Indo-West Pacific{WILSON1993A} Japan to the Cocos Keeling Islands and Mozambique{Kilbu1976x88}

  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-China
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Western Pacific
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: East Africa
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: French Polynesia (Polynesie Francaise)
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Oceania: Polynesia: Cook Islands

References

 Cernohorsky, W.O. 1974. [{p. 171 as Natica orientalis (Gmelin, 1791); p. 171-172 as Natica explanata (Rf6din, 1798)}]  Synonomy
 Kabat, A.R. 1996. p.33 Distribution
 Kilburn, R.N. 1976. p.844 [{as Natica (Naticarius) orientalis}]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.218 [pl. 36, figs 22a, b]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Naticoidea
                        Naticidae Forbes, 1838
                          Naticinae Forbes, 1838
                            Naticarius Duméril, 1806
                              Naticarius orientalis (Gmelin, 1791)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9075) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Paul J. Morris on 2004-02-25.