Species Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832)
Common Small Purple, Triton Purple, Triton Whelk
- Purpura tritoniformis Blainville, H.M.D. de 1832. Dispostion méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 1: 189-263 [221, pl. 10, fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype locality unknown. - Adamsia typica Dunker, W. 1856. Mollusca nova collectionis Cuminginae, descripta a Guilielmo Dunker, Marburgensi. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 24: 354-358 [357].
Type data:
Lectotype 19991575, Adelaide. - Purpura tritoniformis levidensis Kesteven, H.L. 1902. The systematic position of Purpura tritoniformis of Blainville. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(4): 533-538 [534] [as Purpura tritoniformis var.levidensis].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.13179 dry, Sydney, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'18'S, 151°14'49.2'E]. - Agnewia nautica Thornley, G. 1952. A new Thais found on a log at Port Stephens. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1951-1952: 43-45 [43].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.103331 dry, on drift scrub beefwood log on beach, Wanderrebah Beach, Hawkesnest, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia [32°41'31.2'S, 152°11'6'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Claremont, M., Vermeij, G.J., Williams, S.T., & Reid, D.G. 2013. Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91-102 [93]
Generic Combinations
- Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [40, pl. 5, fig. 19]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, pools, subtidal, under rocks.
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Rapaninae/Pages/agnewia_tritoniformis.htm (date accessed 21/10/11)
Kesteven, H.L. 1902. The systematic position of Purpura tritoniformis of Blainville. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(4): 533-538
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [179, fig. 216]
Tan, K.S. 2003. Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of some southern Australian and New Zealand Muricidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Journal of Natural History 37: 911-1028 [967]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [40, pl. 5, fig. 19]
Common Name References
Cotton, B.C. 1956. Family Muricidae. Royal Society of South Australia, Malacological Section, Publication 8. 2 pls, 8 unnumbered [no. 6] (Triton Purple)
McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [112] (Common Small Purple)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [138, pl. 139] (Triton Whelk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |