Species Laevidentalium jaffaensis (Cotton & Ludbrook, 1938)
- Dentalium jaffaensis Cotton, B.C. & Ludbrook, N.H. 1938. Recent and fossil species of the scaphopod genus Dentalium in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 62(2): 217-228 pl. 12 [221].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13337, off Cape Jaffa, SA, 90 fathoms [165 m].
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Shallow infaunal, dredged in sand and mud from 75 to 300 m.
General References
Scarabino, V. 2008. Laevidentalium jaffaensis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344236 (Accessed on 2015-08-03)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [605]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 03-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |