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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cassidae
Cypraecassis (Cypraecassis) rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Type of listing: Name in current use
Synonymy
Buccinum rufum Linnaeus, 1758
Buccinum pullum Born, 1778
Buccinum ventricosum Gmelin, 1791
Buccinum pennatum Gmelin, 1791
Cassis rufescens Röding, 1798
Cassis tuberosa Röding, 1798
Cassis labiata Perry, 1811
Common Name
Bull's Mouth or Red Helmet p.116, pl.19, f.10 [] Allan, J. 1950.
Distribution
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific
ABRS Regions: Australia: Queensland
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: NE coast
ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Central and East Indian Ocean: Eastern Indian Ocean: India (E)
Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.32
OBIS Regions: Tropical Indo-West Pacific: Indo-Malaysia: Philippines: Sulu Sea
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.101
Keywords
depth: intertidal [ to 2 metres below the low tide line
]
habitat: coral reef
substrate: algae
substrate: coral sand
References
Abbott, R.T. 1968. p.69, pl. 3, fig. 10; pl. 4, figs. 10-12, pls. 44-46 General reference
Abbott, R.T. 1968. p.69 Synonomy
Iredale, T. 1927. p.330 General reference
Kreipl, K. 1997. p.20, pl. 6, figs. 10-10b Contains synonymy
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. p.73, pl. 8, fig. 4 General reference
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. p.302 General reference
Wilson, B. 1993. p.230, pl. 37, fig. 12 Contains synonymy
Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.66, pl. 46, fig. 2-2a General reference
Classification
Animalia
Mollusca
Conchifera
Visceroconcha
Gastropoda
Orthogastropoda
Caenogastropoda
Sorbeoconcha
Hypsogastropoda
Littorinimorpha
Tonnoidea
Cassidae Swainson, 1832
Cassinae
Cypraecassis Stutchbury, 1837
Cypraecassis (Cypraecassis) Stutchbury, 1837
Cypraecassis (Cypraecassis) rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Metadata
Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9326) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-25.