Species Amblychilepas nigrita (Sowerby, 1834)
Black Keyhole Limpet, Calloused 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 nigrita 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 [127].
Type data:
Status unknown, 'Cape of Good Hope', designated 'Southern Tasmania'.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Amblychilepas nigrita (Sowerby, 1834). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [53, pl. 6, fig. 5] - Sophismalepas nigrita (Sowerby, 1834) [new combination]. —
Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36 [219]
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. 551]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), 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), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, under stones.
General 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. [52-53, fig. 7] (as Sophismalepas nigrita)
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [73-74, fig. 34] (as Sophismalepas nigrita)
Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1934. South Australian Shells. Part 10. South Australian Naturalist 15(2): 41-56 [49-50, pl. 1, fig. 8] (as Sophismalepas nigrita)
Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36 [219] (as Sophismalepas nigrita)
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]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [53, pl. 6, 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. [52] (as Sophismalepas nigrita) (Calloused 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. [73] (as Sophismalepas nigrita) (Black 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 |