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Species Mauritia histrio (Gmelin, 1791)

The Stage Cowry

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indian Ocean


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Christmas Island Province (23), Northwest Shelf Province (27)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, intertidal, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

under large blocks of coral

 

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [58, pl. 151] (The Stage Cowry)

 

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 05-Mar-2012 MOVED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
22-Nov-2011 MODIFIED