Species Laetifautor spinulosus (Tate, 1893)
Prickly Calliostoma, Spine Top Shell
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Reviewed by Bruce Marshall (Tepapa, New Zealand).
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Calliostoma spinulosum Tate, R. 1893. Some additions to the list of the Marine Gastropoda of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 17(1): 189-202 [195, pl. 1, fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.13385, Moonta Bay, South Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Laetifautor spinulosus (Tate, 1893).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Calliostoma (Laetifautor) spinulosum Tate, 1893. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [64]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 250 m
General References
Jansen, P. 2000. A preliminary checklist of the recent Australian Trochidae. http://www.capricornica.com. http://capricornica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Trochidae.pdf [no. 228] (date accessed 7-10-11)
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. [61] (For Spicator spinulosum) (Prickly Calliostoma)
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [159] (Spine Top Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | CALLIOSTOMATIDAE | 15-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 18-Aug-2021 | 08-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 06-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |