Species Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822)
Javan Keyhole Limpet, Rayed Keyhole Limpet, Saddle Keyhole Limpet
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Fissurella javanicensis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Suite des Gastéropodes. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(2) 232 pp. [Date published Apr. 1822] [14].
Type data:
Status unknown, 'Java', corrected to Tasmania. - Fissurella trapezina Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1834. Characters of new species of Mollusca and Conchifera collected by Mr Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1834(2): 6-128 [126].
Type data:
Status unknown, Guichen and Holdfast Bays, South Australia. - Fissurella scutella Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1841. The Conchological Illustrations or coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London : G.B. Sowerby (2nd) 200 pls. [pl. 5, fig. 34] [not Patella scutellum Gmelin, 1791].
- Fissurella tasmaniensis Bonnet, A. 1864. Description de quelque Mollusques nouveaux ou présumés tels. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée 2 16: 67-72, pl. 6 [72, pl. 6, fig. 5].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Amblychilepas javanicensis (Lamarck, 1822). —
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 [31, no. 550]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [53, pl. 6, fig. 4]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), 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)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, under stones.
General References
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 [31]
Pilsbry, H.A. 1890. Stomatellidae, Scissurellidae, Pleurotomariidae, Haliotidae, Scutellinidae, Addisoniidae, Cocculinidae, Fisurellidae. 1-192, pls 191-145 in Tryon, G.W.& Pilsbry, H.A. (eds). Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Conchology Section, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Vol. 12. [188, 293, pl. 62, figs 10-12]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [53, pl. 6, fig. 4]
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. [52] (Rayed Keyhole Limpet)
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [70] (Saddle Keyhole Limpet)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [90, pl. 91A] (Javan Keyhole Limpet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2015 | FISSURELLOIDEA | 02-Jan-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 17-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |