Species Bembicium melanostomum (Gmelin, 1791)
Common Conniwink
- Trochus fauce nigerrimus Chemnitz, J.H. 1781. Neues systematisches Conchylien - Cabinet. Nürnberg : G.N. Raspe Vol. 5 1-324, pls 160-193. [29, pl. 161, figs 152a, b] [as Trochus in fauce nigerrimus Chemnitz, 1781; in part, non-binominal].
- Trochus melanostoma Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3581].
Type data:
Neotype SAMA D14590, Furneaux Island Group, Bass Strait, Australia. - Trochus luteus Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1834. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 3 366 pp. [271-273, pl. 62, figs 8-11].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP, Port Western, Western Port Bay, Victoria. - Trochus melanostoma Reeve, L.A. 1842. New species of the genera Trochus and Turbo. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1842: 184-186 [185].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1986074, coast of New Holland [Tasmania]. - Bembicium lividum Philippi, R.A. 1846. Bembicium novum genus molluscorum gastropodorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 3: 129-133 [131].
Type data:
Lectotype New Holland.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Reid, D.G. 1988. The genera Bembicium and Risellopsis (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 40: 91-150 [116-118] (see for complete synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Bembicium melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) [new combination]. —
May, W.L. 1921. A Checklist of the Mollusca of Tasmania. Hobart, Tasmania : Government Printer 114 pp. [48] (in part) - Risella melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791). —
Gray, J.E. 1847. A list of the Genera of Recent Mollusca, their Synonyms and Types. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 15: 129-242 [150] (In part, new combination) - Littorina melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791) [new combination]. —
Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879. On some Australian Littorinidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 55-72 [61-65] (in part)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Trochus (Bembicium) squamiferus auct. [misidentification [Not 'Koch' Philippi, 1844]]. —
Gould, A.A. 1852. Mollusca and shells. United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, under the command of Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. 12: 1-510 [192, pl. 14, figs 227, 227a] - Risella aurata auct. [misindentification, in part, not Quoy & Gaimard, 1834]. —
Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1877. Observations on the genus Risella. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(3): 242-249 - Bembicium planum auct. [misidentification, not Philippi, 1846]. —
Kershaw, R.C. 1955. A systematic list of the Mollusca of Tasmania, Australia. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 89: 289-355 [307] - Bembicium melanostomum Gmelin, 1791 [in part, misspelling]. —
Philippi, R.A. 1846. Bembicium novum genus molluscorum gastropodorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 3: 129-133 [130] - Bembicium luteum Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 [in part, new combination of synonym]. —
Philippi, R.A. 1846. Bembicium novum genus molluscorum gastropodorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 3: 129-133 [132] - Risella lutea Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 [in part, new combination of synonym]. —
Philippi, R.A. 1853. Die Gattung Risella. pp. 1-10, pl. 1 in Küster, H.C. (ed). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 2. [4, pl. 1, figs 1, 2] - Risella livida Philippi, 1846 [in part, new combination of synonym]. —
Philippi, R.A. 1853. Die Gattung Risella. pp. 1-10, pl. 1 in Küster, H.C. (ed). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 2. [10, pl. 1, figs 27, 28]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Estuary, intertidal, mangroves, marine, mud-silt, rocky shore, salt marsh, sand, sheltered coast.
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 [38]
Reid, D.G. 1988. The genera Bembicium and Risellopsis (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in Australia and New Zealand. Records of the Australian Museum 40: 91-150 [116-121, figs 3a,b, 7-9, 11e,f]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [143, pl. 18, fig. 24a-b]
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. [80] (Common Conniwink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | LITTORINOIDEA | 13-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 13-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED |