OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cassidae 

Semicassis (Semicassis) royana (Iredale, 1914)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cassidea royana Iredale, 1914
   Phalium pyrum royanum (Iredale, 1914)
   Xenophalium hedleyi Iredale, 1927
   Xenophalium ericanum Powell, 1928

Common Name

Hedley's Helmet p.117, f.1      Allan, J. 1950.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew ZealandNew Zealand OutliersKermadec Islands
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew ZealandNorth Island
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)New South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereNew Zealand

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope [ to 270 metres ]
depth: subtidal [ from 18 metres ]

References

 Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. p.56 General reference
 Kreipl, K. 1997. p.61, pl. 22, figs. 72-72a Contains synonymy

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Cassidae Swainson, 1832
                          Phaliinae
                            Semicassis Mörch, 1852
                              Semicassis (Semicassis) Mörch, 1852
                                Semicassis (Semicassis) royana (Iredale, 1914)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9417) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by dsherman on 2004-02-18.