Species Amalda marginata (Lamarck, 1811)
Marginate Ancilla
- Ancillaria marginata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1810. Suite de la détermination des espêces de mollusques testacés. Continuation du genre Porcellaine et des genres Ovula, Tarrière, Ancillaire, et Olive. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 16: 89-114, 195-222, 300-328 [304].
- Ancillaria marginata tasmanica Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1877. On some new Tasmanian marine shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1876: 131–159 [Date published 27 Feb 1877] [135] [as Ancillaria marginata var. tasmanica Tenison Woods, 1877].
Type data:
Status unknown, Kings Island, Bass Straits. - Baryspira (Alocospira) dyspetes Iredale, T. 1929. Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 337-352, pls 37-38 [341, 38, fig. 12].
Type data:
Status unknown, AM C.57850 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0'S,151°13'58.8'E].
Generic Combinations
- Alocospira marginata (Lamarck, 1811). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [128] - Amalda marginata (Lamarck, 1811). —
Vervaet, F. & Recourt, P. 2010. Personal communication (with WoRMS). [Expert] (Referenced in WoRMS)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, 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), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, marine, sand flats.
General References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [220]
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [205, fig. 243]
Vervaet, F. 2013. Amalda marginata (Lamarck, 1811). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=409973 (Accessed on 2015-10-12)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [128, pl. 29, fig. 20a-c]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [108, pl. 71, fig. 5]
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. [175] (Marginate Ancilla)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | OLIVOIDEA | 12-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 15-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED |