OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cerithiopsidae 

Joculator ridicula (Watson, 1886)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cerithiopsis ridicula Watson, 1886

Distribution

distribution unknown {WILSON1993A}

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaWestern PacificFiji
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificOceaniaPolynesiaHawaiian Islands (Sandwich Islands)
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-ChinaJapan

Keywords

depth: continental shelf [ 5-10 fathoms (approx. 9.2-18.3m) (Australia) ]
depth: shallow subtidal [ 3m (Hawaii) ]
depth: subtidal 

References

 Cotton, B.C. 1951. p.389 Distribution
 Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. p.172 Checklist
 Kay, E.A. 1979. p.127-128 [ Fig 46 G ]  General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.258 [ description; distribution; ecology; illustration ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Triphoroidea
                        Cerithiopsidae H. & A. Adams, 1853
                          Joculator Hedley, 1909
                            Joculator ridicula (Watson, 1886)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9862) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-04-26.