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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 171015 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Echinophoria carnosa   (Kuroda & Habe, 1961)
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 171 Cassidae (helmet shells) - show full list Common Name: [a helmet shell] Organism Type: a helmet shell Synonyms: Phalium carnosa Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Special purpose listing - see taxon notes Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 171904     Echinophoria spp.

Taxon Notes:	All previous Australian records of this Japanese species that have been re-examined are actually juvenile Echinophora wyvillei, and any records of this species from the Australasian region need to be examined to confirm their identity. This species is currently not regarded as part of the Australian fauna. See Beu, 2008.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:0439087b-befc-4348-90ee-5ea51429561e Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:555174 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-11 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Wilson, B., 1993, Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A.
Scientific Name verified against:	Beu, A.G., 2008. Recent deep-water Cassidae of the world. A revision of Galeodea, Oocorys, Sconsia, Echinophoria and related taxa, with new genera and species (Mollusca, Gastropoda)., Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Vol. 196. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos., (Héros, V. Cowie, R.H. Bouchet, P.): 269-387.