OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cerithiopsidae 

Ataxocerithium abbreviatum (Brazier, 1877)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cerithium abbreviatum Brazier, 1877

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPapua New Guinea
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificNew CaledoniaLoyalty Islands (Iles Loyaute)Lifou

Keywords

depth: benthic 
substrate: mud 
substrate: sand 

References

 Hedley, C. 1923. p.310 Distribution
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.256 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Triphoroidea
                        Cerithiopsidae H. & A. Adams, 1853
                          Ataxocerithium Tate, 1894
                            Ataxocerithium abbreviatum (Brazier, 1877)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9851) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Shannon Reid on 2003-06-03.