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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00267

Viriolopsis fallax

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Viriolopsis fallax — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Viriolopsis fallax

TR29a appendix (PDF p.112/printed p.104) records source-name Viriola fallax at Kauaʻi station Ka4.

Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Viriolopsis fallax accepted (AphiaID 591898), bridging Viriola fallax.

Ka4 is Port Allen shallow coral reef, within the 0-20 m survey design.

Primary Kauaʻi reef survey and accepted taxonomic bridge verify historical occurrence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Viriolopsis fallax
Other names
Viriolopsis fallax · Viriola fallax
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
October 2002 reef occurrence.
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Marine reef and nearshore

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Viriolopsis fallax is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Primary Kauaʻi reef survey and accepted taxonomic bridge verify historical occurrence.

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