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Gastropoda Hypsogastropoda Cerithiopsidae 

Seila crocea (Angas, 1871)

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Notoseila crocea auct.
   Cerithium cereum Sowerby, 1855
   Cerithiopsis crocea Angas, 1871
   Cerithiopsis atkinsoni Tenison-Woods, 1876
   Cerithiopsis johnstoni Petterd, 1884
   Cerithiopsis crocea var. marmorea Odhner, 1917

Distribution

  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricBass Strait
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricLower E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricS Gulfs coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricSW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricTas. coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNew South Wales
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaSouth Australia
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaTasmania
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaVictoria
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTemperate Indo-West PacificSouthern HemisphereAustralia (S)

Keywords

depth: continental shelf 
depth: continental slope [ 17-110 fathoms (approx. 31.1-201.2m) ]
habitat: sand 

References

 Cotton, B. C. 1959. p.363 [ type data; distribution ]  Secondary source
 Cotton, B.C. 1951. p.391 Biology and ecology
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.261 [ description; distribution; ecology; illustration ]  General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Caenogastropoda
                Sorbeoconcha
                  Hypsogastropoda
                    Ptenoglossa
                      Triphoroidea
                        Cerithiopsidae H. & A. Adams, 1853
                          Seila Adams, 1861
                            Seila crocea (Angas, 1871)

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=9924) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2002-04-29.