Species Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1849)
Comtesse's 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) & Claude Vilvens (Belgium).
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Zizyphius fragum Philippi, R.A. 1849. Centuria altera Testaceorum novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 5: 99-112 [106].
Type data:
Status unknown, Australia. - Trochus indistinctus Wood, W. 1828. Index Testaceologicus; or A Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, arranged according to the Linnean system. London : Taylor Supplement, pp. 1-59, pls 1-8. [t. 6, fig. 41] [placement of this name is uncertain].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH, Australia. - Trochus decoratus Philippi, R.A. 1846. Diagnoses testaceorum quorundam novarum. Malakozoologische Blätter 1846: 97-106 [102] [junior homonym; not Trochus decoratus Hehl, 1832].
- Thalotia zebrides Adams, A. 1853. Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae, a family of gastropodous Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(19): 150-192 [173].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 196861. - Trochus pyrgos Philippi, R.A. 1855. Kreiselschnecken oder Trochoideen: Trochus. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 2(3): 249-372 [297].
- Thalotia marginatus Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879. On some new marine shells from Moreton Bay. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 4(1): 108-111 [109].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.2070 dry, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia [27°15'0'S, 153°15'0'E]. - Thalotia comtessi Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [208, pl. XXIII, fig. 11] [replacement name; for Trochus decoratus Philippi, 1846].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57785 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0'S, 151°13'58.8'E].
Generic Combinations
- Prothalotia comtessi (Iredale, 1924). —
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 [34] - Cantharidus decoratus (Philippi, 1846). —
Hedley, C. 1901. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part IV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26: 16-25 [19] - Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1848). —
Beechey, D. 2007. Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1848). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Trochidae/Pages/Trochinae/calthalotia_fragum.htm (date accessed 20-9-11; new combination)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Odontotrochus indistinctus (Wood, 1828) [misidentification by Australian authors; uncertain of true identity, but Australian records are being referred to Calthalotia fragum (Philippi, 1849)]. —
Jansen, P. 1993. The family Trochidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Sydney metropolitan area and adjacent coast. The Australian Zoologist 29(1-2): 49-61 - Trochus indistinctus Wood, 1828 [misidentification by Australian authors; it is probably Cantharidus lepidus (Philippi, 1849)].
- Calliostoma fragum (Philippi, 1849) [possible misidentification]. —
Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F.W. Townsend, 1893-1900; with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901(ii): 327-460 pls xxi-xxiv [350]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
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. [61, pl. 11, fig. 7] (as Thalotia comtessei)
Hickman, C.S. & McLean, J.H. 1990. Systematic revision and suprageneric classification of trochacean gastropods. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Science Series 35: i-vi, 1-169 [106]
Short, J.W. & Potter, D.G. 1987. Shells of Queensland and The Great Barrier Reef. Drummoyne, NSW : Golden press Pty Ltd 135 pp., 60 pl. [12, pl. 5, fig. 2]
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 T. comtessei) (Comtesse's Top Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2014 | TROCHIDAE | 26-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 29-Aug-2014 | 20-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 20-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 13-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 13-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 09-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |