Species Amalda edithae (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899)
Edith's Ancilla
- Ancilla edithae Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1899. On some new species of Victorian mollusca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 11(2): 179-184, pl. 20 [180, pl. 20, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype MV F609, Rosebud, Port Phillip, Victoria. - Amalda (Exiquaspira) sydneyensis Ninomiya, T. 1991. Sixteen new species of the Ancillinae (Gastropoda: Olividae) from Australia. Venus 50(1): 1-18 [9, pl. 2, fig. 12].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.159589 dry, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, east of Malabar [33°58'1.2'S,151°26'60'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Beechey, D. 2004. Amalda edithae (Pritchard & Gabriel, 1898). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Olividae/Pages/Amalda_edithae.htm
Generic Combinations
- Alocospira edithae (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [128] - Baryspira edithae (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899). —
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [174] - Austrancilla edithae (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1899). —
Habe, T. 1959. Radulae of four gastropods from South Australia and New Zealand. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 3: 37-38 [38] (new combination) - Amalda edithae (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1898). —
Beechey, D. 2004. Amalda edithae (Pritchard & Gabriel, 1898). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Olividae/Pages/Amalda_edithae.htm
Vervaet, F. & Recourt, P. 2010. Personal communication (with WoRMS). [Expert] (Referenced on WoRMS) - Exiquaspira sydneyensis (Ninomiya, 1991). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [130]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Amalda edithae (Pritchard & Gabriel, 1898). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Olividae/Pages/Amalda_edithae.htm
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [207-208, fig. 247]
Sartori, A.F. 2013. Amalda edithae. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409971 (Accessed on 2015-10-12)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [130] (considers status of Exiquaspira sydneyensis as species dubious)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [128, pl. 29, figs 19a-d; 130 considers status of Exiquaspira sydneyensis as species dubious]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [74] (Edith's Ancilla)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | OLIVOIDEA | 07-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 28-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |