Species Colpospira (Platycolpus) quadrata (Donald, 1900)
Quadrate Screw Shell
- Turritella (Colpospira) quadrata Donald, J. 1900. On some Recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 4(2): 47-55, pl. 5 [54, pl. 5, figs 8, 8a].
Type data:
Status unknown, Bass Strait. - Turritella (Colpospira) quadrata scitula Donald, J. 1900. On some Recent Gastropoda referred to the family Turritellidae and their supposed relationship to the Murchisoniidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 4(2): 47-55, pl. 5 [54, pl. 5, fig. 9].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Jackson, Sydney, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Colpospira (Platycolpus) quadrata (Donald, 1900). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [138] - Platycolpus quadratus (Donald, 1900). —
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 [47] - Platycolpus scitulus (Donald, 1900). —
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 [47]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Colpospira quadrata (Donald, 1900). —
Beechey, D. 2006. Colpospira quadrata (Donald, 1900). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Turritellidae/Pages/Colpospira_quadrata.htm
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 860 m
General References
Garrard, T.A. 1972. A review of the Australian Recent and Tertiary Turritellidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 2(3): 267-338 [299, pl. 27, fig. 14]
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 [47]
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. [92] (Quadrate Screw Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIOIDEA | 23-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 01-Jun-2021 | TURRITELLIDAE | 09-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 18-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |