OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cerithiopsidae 

Altispecula geniculose (Hedley, 1911)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cerithiopsis geniculosus Hedley, 1911

Distribution

  ABRS Regions: Australia: 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
  ABRS Regions: Australia: South Australia
  OBIS Regions: Temperate Indo-West Pacific: Southern Hemisphere: Australia (S): South Australia

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 100 fathoms (approx. 183m) ]

References

 Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.362 [ type data; distribution ]  Secondary source
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.257 [ description; distribution; ecology; illustration ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Triphoroidea
                        Cerithiopsidae H. & A. Adams, 1853
                          Altispecula Powell, 1930
                            Altispecula geniculose (Hedley, 1911)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9854) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-04-18.