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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cassidae 

Semicassis (Antephalium) sinuosum (Verco, 1904)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cassidea sinuosa Verco, 1904
   Phalium sinuosum (Verco, 1904)
   Antephalium sinuosum (Verco, 1904)
   Antephalium sinuosum angustatum Cotton & Godfrey, 1931

Common Name

Curved Helmet p.4 [{as Antephalium sinuosum}]      Cotton, B.C. 1954.  
Narrow Helmet p.4 [{as Antephalium angustatum }]      Cotton, B.C. 1954.  

Distribution

South Australia to about Bunbury, Western Australia

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Australian Bight
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower W coast
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)Western Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)South Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ to 75 metres ]
depth: subtidal [ from 18 metres ]

References

 Abbott, R.T. 1968. p.148 [{as Phalium sinuosum (Verco, 1904)}]  General reference
 Abbott, R.T. 1968. p.149 Synonomy
 Kreipl, K. 1997. p.66, pl. 24, figs. 81-81a Contains synonymy
 Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. p.147 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.235, pl. 38, figs. 4a-b General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Cassidae Swainson, 1832
                          Phaliinae
                            Semicassis Mörch, 1852
                              Semicassis (Antephalium) Iredale, 1927
                                Semicassis (Antephalium) sinuosum (Verco, 1904)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9449) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-21.