Species Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853)
Ince's Moon Snail, Ince's Sand Snail
- Natica incei Philippi, R.A. 1853. Descriptiones Naticarum quarundam novarum ex collectione Cumingiana, auctore R.A. Philippi. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851: 233-234 [233].
Type data:
Status unknown, Raine Island, Torres Strait Islands. - Natica fibula Reeve, L.A. 1855. Monograph of the genus Natica. pls 1-30 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 9. [pl. 28, sp. 130].
Generic Combinations
- Polinices (Glossaulax) incei (Philippi, 1853). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [220, pl. 36, figs 41a-b] - Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853). —
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 [57]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Gulf of Papua
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, mud-silt, sand flats.
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Neverita incei (Philippi, 1853). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Naticidae/Pages/Neverita_incei.htm (date accessed 24/7/2012)
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 [57]
Morton, B. 2008. Biology of the swash-riding Moon Snail Polinices incei (Gastropoda: Naticidae) predating the Pipi, Donax deltoides (Bivalvia: Donacidae), on wave-exposed sandy beaches of North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(1): 303-322
Murray, F.V. 1966. A brief account of the spawn of Conuber incei (Philippi, 1853) (Gastropoda: Naticidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 1(10): 49-52
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [220, pl. 36, fig. 41a-b]
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. [64, pl. 48, figs 4-4b]
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. [135, pl. 20, fig. 9] (Ince's Sand Snail)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [120, pl. 121] (Ince's Moon Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2022 | CAENOGASTROPODA | 19-Sep-2022 | MOVED | Dr Bryan Lessard |
| 01-Jun-2021 | NATICIDAE | 23-Jul-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |