Species Coralliophila bulbiformis (Conrad, 1837)
Elaborate Coral Shell, The Gibbous Purpura
- Purpura bulbiformis Conrad, T.A. 1837. Descriptions of new marine shells, from Upper California. Collected by Thomas Nuttall, Esq. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia series 1 7(2): 227-268 [266, pl. 20, fig. 23].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH 1984102. - Purpura gibbosa Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Purpura. pls 1-13 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [no. 78].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH 1984102. - Purpura cantrainei Souverbie, S.M. 1861. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de l'Archipel Calédonien. Journal de Conchyliologie 9: 271-284 [282, pl. 11, fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype MNHN, L'île Art, New Caledonia. - Purpura elaborata Kosuge, S. & Suzuki, M. 1985. Illustrated catalogue of Latiaxis and its related groups. Family Coralliophilidae. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1: 1-83 [30].
Type data:
Status unknown, BMNH BMNH 1982057.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Marshall, B.A. & Oliverio, M. 2009. The Recent Coralliophilinae of the New Zealand region, with descriptions of two new species (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Molluscan Research 29: 155-173 [159] (see for complete synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Coralliophila bulbiformis (Conrad, 1837). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [16, pl. 7, fig. 4]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, to New Zealand
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, on coral.
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [73, pl. 21, fig. 4]
Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275–341, fig. 2, pl. 1 [315]
Kosuge, S. & Suzuki, M. 1985. Illustrated catalogue of Latiaxis and its related groups. Family Coralliophilidae. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1: 1-83 [30]
Marshall, B.A. & Oliverio, M. 2009. The Recent Coralliophilinae of the New Zealand region, with descriptions of two new species (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Molluscan Research 29: 155-173 [159]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [16, pl. 7, fig. 4]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [73] (as Liniaxis elaborata) (Elaborate Coral Shell)
Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Purpura. pls 1-13 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 78] (as Purpura gibbosa) (The Gibbous Purpura)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 22-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | ||
| 06-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |