OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ficidae 

Ficus eospila (Péron, 1807)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Pyrula eospila Péron, 1807
   Ficula tessellata Kobelt, 1874

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: SW coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: Lower W coast
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): Western Australia

Keywords

depth: intertidal 
feeds on: animals [ urchins ]
habitat: sand flats 
substrate: sand 

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1964. p.25, pl. 1, fig. 36 [ type locality, illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Poppe, G.T. & Verhaeghe, M. 2000. p.14, pl. 16, figs 1-3, pls 19, 23 [ illustration, available name details, type data, distribution, habitat, description ]  General reference
 Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. p.79, pl. 21, fig. 251 [ illustration, description, distribution ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.235, pl. 40, fig. 1a-c [ synonymy, illustration, description, distribution, habitat ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. R. & Gillet, K. 1971. p.72, pl. 49, figs 8, 8a [ as F. tessellata; illustration, description, distribution ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Ficidae
                          Ficus Röding, 1798
                            Ficus eospila (Péron, 1807)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9454) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2001-08-07.