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Species Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811)

Spengler's Triton

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Chatham Island, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

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)

Ecological Descriptors

Carnivorous, continental shelf, intertidal, marine, mud-silt, rock platforms, rock reef, rocks, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

To 80 m

 

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. [112, pl. 18, fig. 1]

Anderson, D.T. 1959. The reproduction and early life history of the gastropod Cymatilesta spengleri (Perry) (fam. Cymatidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 84: 232-237 [232, pl. 9, 17 text figs]

Beechey, D. 2000. Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Ranellidae/Pages/Cabestana_spengleri.htm (date accessed 11/7/2012)

Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [55, fig. 139]

Hedley, C. 1904. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part VIII. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 29: 182-211 [193, pl. 8, fig. 19] (breeding observation & illustration of egg)

Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. Ranellidae and Personidae of the World. Wiesbaden, Germany : V.C. Hemmen 263 pp. [40, pl. 6, fig. 5]

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 [54]

Kesteven, H.L. 1902. The protoconchs of certain Port Jackson Gastropoda. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(4): 709-716 [713, pl. 36, figs 8, 9]

Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [159, fig. 192]

May, W.L. 1923. An illustrated index of Tasmanian shells: with 47 plates and 1052 species. Hobart : Government Printer 100 pp. [Date published 31 July 1923] [fig. 19]

McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [76, fig. 155]

Phillips, D.A.B., Handreck, C., Bock, P.E., Burn, R., Smith, B.J. & Staples, D.A. (eds) 1984. Coastal Invertebrates of Victoria: an atlas of selected species. Melbourne : Marine Research Group of Victoria & Museum of Victoria 168 pp. [54, text fig.]

Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 11, fig. 36]

Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp. [67, pl. 7, fig. 9]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [243, pl. 41, fig. 13]

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. [76, pl. 52, figs 7, 7A]

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021 TONNOIDEA 29-Oct-2015 MODIFIED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
08-Mar-2012 MODIFIED