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Species Lyncina vitellus Linnaeus, 1758

Milk-spotted Cowry

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, coral reef, intertidal, marine, rock reef, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

Amongst seaweed, under coral slabs

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021 CYPRAEOIDEA 22-Mar-2012 MOVED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021 05-Mar-2012 MOVED
01-Jun-2021 05-Mar-2012 MOVED
17-Jan-2012 MODIFIED