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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Ranellidae 

Cymatium (Ranularia) cynocephalum (Lamarck, 1816)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Triton cynocephalum Lamarck, 1816
   Cymatium cynocephalum (Lamarck, 1816)
   Triton moritinctus Reeve, 1844
   Cymatium (Ranularia) caribbaeum Clench and Turner, 1957

Common Name

The Dog's-head Triton pl. 8, fig. 26      Reeve, L.A. 1844.  

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanIndo-Arabia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.24 
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral W coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanIndia (E)
     Hylleberg, J. & Kilburn, R.N. 2002. p.33 

Keywords

depth: intertidal       Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993.  
substrate: rocks       Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993.  
substrate: sand       Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993.  

References

 Beu, A.G. & Cernohorsky, W.O. 1986. p.260, figs 3 (4?) [ illustration, synonymy, type data, description, distribution ]  General reference
 Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. p.75, pl. 18, figs 1, 2 General reference
 Reeve, L.A. 1844. pl. 8, fig. 26 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.246 [ Australian distribution ]  Distribution

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Littorinimorpha
                      Tonnoidea
                        Ranellidae
                          Cymatiinae
                            Cymatium Röding, 1798
                              Cymatium (Ranularia) Schumacher, 1817
                                Cymatium (Ranularia) cynocephalum (Lamarck, 1816)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9658) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-03-17.