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Carmione lecoquiana (Ducros de St. Germain, 1857)
Nomenclature
Species:
Carmione lecoquiana (Ducros de St. Germain, 1857)
Usage:
valid
Reference:
Revue critique du genre Oliva de Bruguière 45-46, Pl. 2 figs. 20a-c
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Synonyms: 1
SUMMARY
Distribution: Central Indo-Pacific realm. Tropical Southwestern Pacific province (Fiji and New Caledonia).
This is a valid species for all contemporary authors.
Fiji, Denerau Beach. Photograph Thierry Vulliet. At Denarau Beach, Viti Levu, Fiji, the species lives in 0.5-2 metres, in coarse sand, usually with very murky water condition (Thierry Vulliet, pers. comm.).
RV 5170a. Fiji, Viti Levu, Nabila-Yako. Scale bar is 1 cm.