Species Scissurella mirifica (A. Adams, 1862)
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.
- Anatomus mirifica Adams, A. 1862. On some new species of Scissurellidae from the seas of China and Japan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 10: 346-348 [348].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1874.5.19.63, Lo-shan-kow, Shantung, China [36°N, 120°E].Subsequent designation references:
Geiger, D.L. 2012. Monograph of the Little Slit Shells. Santa Barbara : Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Vol. 1 pp. 1-728. [Date published 30 October 2012] [236]. - Scissurella declinans Watson, R.B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gastropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 15(42): 756 pp., 50 pls [115, pl. 8, fig. 2].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1887.2.9.404-405, Raine Island, Cape York, QLD, Australia [11°38'15"S, 143°59'38"E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Geiger, D.L. 2012. Monograph of the Little Slit Shells. Santa Barbara : Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Vol. 1 pp. 1-728. [Date published 30 October 2012] [235]
Generic Combinations
- Scissurella mirifica (A. Adams, 1862). —
Crosse, H. 1863. Bibliographie. Journal de Conchyliologie 11: 101-111 [110]
Geiger, D.L. 2012. Monograph of the Little Slit Shells. Santa Barbara : Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Vol. 1 pp. 1-728. [Date published 30 October 2012] [235]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South-east Asia to central Pacific, including northern Australia and Papua-New Guinea, with questionable records from NSW and South Australia.
IMCRA
Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Geiger, D.L. 2012. Monograph of the Little Slit Shells. Santa Barbara : Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Vol. 1 pp. 1-728. [Date published 30 October 2012] [241]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Geiger, D.L. & Jansen, P. 2004. New species of Australian Scissurellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) with remarks on Australian and Indo-Malayan species. Zootaxa 714: 1-72 [20-26, figs 9D, 10-12] (as Scissurella declinans Watson, 1886)
Jansen, P. 1999. The Australian Scissurellidae. La Conchiglia 31(291): 47-55 [51, figs 25-27]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2014 | SCISSURELLOIDEA | 04-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 25-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED |