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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cassidae 

Cassis (Hypocassis) fimbriata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cassis fimbriata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
   Hypocassis fimbriata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
   Cassis bicarinata Jonas, 1839
   Hypocassis bicarinata (Jonas, 1839)
   Cassis bicarinata var. decresensis Hedley, 1923

Common Name

Fimbriate Helmet p.186      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Bicarinated Helmet p.117 [{as Hypocassis bicarinata}]      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

Western Victoria to the Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia

  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Australian Bight
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Victoria
  ABRS Regions: Australia: Western Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 180 m ]
depth: intertidal 
depth: shallow subtidal 
depth: subtidal 
habitat: beach 
substrate: sand 

References

 Abbott, R.T. 1968. p.61-62, pl. 4, figs. 1-4, pl. 37 General reference
 Abbott, R.T. 1968. p.63 Synonomy
 Cotton, B.C. 1945. p.168 General reference
 Cotton, B.C. 1945. p.167-168 [{as Hypocassis bicarinata}]  General reference
 Hedley, C. 1923. p.46, pl. 8, fig. 2 General reference
 Illert, C.R. 1980.  Biology and ecology
 Iredale, T. 1927. p.329-330 New combination
 Kreipl, K. 1997. p.18, pl. 5, figs. 8-8b Contains synonymy
 Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. p.79 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.230, pl. 38, figs. 8a-c Contains synonymy
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.68, pl. 48, figs. 1a-b General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Cassidae Swainson, 1832
                          Cassinae
                            Cassis Scopoli, 1777
                              Cassis (Hypocassis) Iredale, 1927
                                Cassis (Hypocassis) fimbriata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9317) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-20.