Species Turcica maculata (Brazier, 1877)
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Thalotia maculata Brazier, J. 1877 [imprint 1878]. Continuation of the Mollusca collected during the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2(1): 41-53 [44].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.170926 dry, sandy mud bottom, Cape York, Queensland, Australia [10°43'1.2'S, 142°31'58.8'E]; AM C.170929 dry, sandy mud, Torres Strait, Darnley Island, Queensland, Australia [9°34'58.8'S, 143°46'1.2'E]; AM C.55081 dry, Torres Strait, Darnley Island, Queensland, Australia [9°34'58.8'S, 143°46'1.2'E]; AM C.170927 dry, Torres Strait, Warrior Reefs, Queensland, Australia [9°43'1.2'S, 142°58'1.2'E];
Status unknown, Cape York, 11 fathoms, sandy mud bottom.
Generic Combinations
- Turcica maculata (Brazier, 1877). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [70]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Trochus (Perrinia) elisus Gould, 1849 [misidentification]. —
Gould, A.A. 1849. Dr. Gould presented descriptions of the following shells bought home by the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 89-92 [92] (original description of Trochus elisus Gould, 1849; type data given as Port Molle, QLD, Australia)
Smith, E.A. 1884. Mollusca. pp. 34–116, 487–508, 657–659, pls 4–7. In, Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of the H.M.S. 'Alert ' 1881-2. London : British Museum Trustees, printed by Taylor & Francis. [Part I. Collections of Melanesia, pp. 34–116; Part II. Collections from the Western Indian Ocean, pp. 487–508; explanation of plates pp. 657–659] [74] (misidentification)
Hedley, C. 1901. A revision of the types of the marine shells of the "Chevert" Expedition. Records of the Australian Museum 4: 121-130 [128] (reports Smith's (1884) listing as a misidentification)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Western Pacific from Malaysia to Fiji
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 100 m
General References
Beechey, D.L. 2000. Turcica maculata (Brazier, 1877). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Trochidae/Pages/turcica_maculata.htm
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [34, pl. 9, fig. 2]
Smith, E.A. 1884. Mollusca. pp. 34–116, 487–508, 657–659, pls 4–7. In, Report on the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of the H.M.S. 'Alert ' 1881-2. London : British Museum Trustees, printed by Taylor & Francis. [Part I. Collections of Melanesia, pp. 34–116; Part II. Collections from the Western Indian Ocean, pp. 487–508; explanation of plates pp. 657–659] [74]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2014 | SEGUENZIOIDEA | 10-Sep-2014 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 23-Sep-2011 | SEGUENZIOIDEA | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 12-Sep-2014 | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Sep-2011 | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 14-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |