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Species Volutoconus grossi (Iredale, 1927)

Gross's Volute, McMichael's Volute, Tin Can Bay Volute

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Townsville, Queensland to Port Macquarie, New South Wales (Wilson1993B). From Laurieton, NSW to Break Sea Spit, Queensland. Northward, a further isolated population is also found from off Bustard Bay, Queensland (Bail & Limpus 2013).


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, continental slope, marine, on gravel, sand, sand.

Extra Ecological Information

27-200 m; between 50 and 150 m on sandy substrate

 

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [284] (McMichael's Volute, Tin Can Bay Volute)

McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [98] (Gross's Volute)

 

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 OLIVOIDEA 02-Feb-2012 MOVED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
28-Nov-2011 MODIFIED