Species Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry, 1926)
Elongate Ancilla, Slender Ancilla
- Ancilla muscae Pilsbry, H.A. 1926. Notes and News. Nautilus 39: 104 [104] [replacement name; for Ancillaria elongata Gray, 1847, not Ancillaria elongata Deshayes, 1830].
- Ancillaria elongata Gray, J.E. 1847. Description of some new marine shells. Appendix 10. pp. 355-362 in Jukes, J.B. (ed). Narrative of the surveying voyage of H.M.S. Fly, commanded by Captain F.P. Blackwood, R.N. in Torres Strait, New Guinea, and other Islands of the Eastern Archipelago, during the years 1842-1846: together with an excursion into the interior of the eastern part of Java. London : T. & W. Boone Vol. 2. [356, pl. 1, fig. 5] [junior homonym; not Ancillaria elongata Deshayes, 1830].
Type data:
Status unknown, Dupeeck's [Depuch] Island.
Generic Combinations
- Ancillista muscae (Pilsbry, 1926). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [130]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Shark Bay, WA to north Qld
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand, shallow subtidal.
General References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [219] (as Amalda elongata)
Slack-Smith, S.M. & Bryce, C.W. 2004. A survey of the benthic molluscs of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 66: 221-245
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [104] (as Amalda elongata Gray, 1847)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [130, pl. 29, fig. 21a-b]
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, figs 7-7a] (as Amalda elongata Gray, 1847)
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] (as Sandella elongata) (Elongate Ancilla)
Cotton, B.C. 1955. Family Olividae. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 6: 4 pp. [no. 20] (as Amalda elongata Gray, 1847) (Slender Ancilla)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | OLIVOIDEA | 07-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 28-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |