Species Alexania moerchi (Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Amauropsis moerchi Adams, A. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new species from Australian seas, in the collection of George French Angas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863(III): 418-428, pl. xxxvii [423].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Jackson, NSW. - Habea inazawai Kuroda, T. 1943. On a new gastropod genus Habea. Venus 13(1-4): 11-14 [12].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Beechey, D. 2008. Alexania moerchi (Adams & Angas, 1864). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Alexania_moerchi.htm
Generic Combinations
- Problitora moerchi (Adams & Angas, 1864). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [280] - Alexania moerchi (Adams & Angas, 1864). —
Beechey, D. 2008. Alexania moerchi (Adams & Angas, 1864). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Alexania_moerchi.htm (date accessed 8/3/2012; new combination)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Japan
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, mud-silt, rock reefs, under rocks.
General References
Beechey, D. 2008. Alexania moerchi (Adams & Angas, 1864). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Alexania_moerchi.htm (date accessed 8/3/2012)
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [39]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [140, fig. 436]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | EPITONIOIDEA | 08-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 13-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |