OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database

Data as of: 2006-05-17

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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cerithiopsidae 

Horologica westiana (Hedley, 1909)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Cerithiopsis westiana Hedley, 1909

Distribution

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaAustralia (N)Queensland
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland

Keywords

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

References

 Wilson, B. 1993. p.258 General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Triphoroidea
                        Cerithiopsidae H. & A. Adams, 1853
                          Horologica Laseron, 1956
                            Horologica westiana (Hedley, 1909)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9872) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-04-25.