Species Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Natica melastoma Swainson, W. 1821. Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their natural affinities. London : Baldwin, Cradock & Joy Vol. 2 pls 19-83. [issued 1821, dated 1820-1821]. [pl. 79].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, locality unknown.

 

Generic Combinations

• Conuber melastoma (Swainson, 1821). —
  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]
• Polinices (Conuber) melastomus (Swainson, 1821). —
  Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [220, pl. 36, fig. 35]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)

Ecological Descriptors

Intertidal, marine, mud flats, sand flats.

 

General References

Beechey, D. 2000. Conuber melastomum (Swainson, 1822). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Naticidae/Pages/Conuber_melastomum.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]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [220, pl. 36, fig. 35]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	CAENOGASTROPODA	23-Jan-2023	MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021	NATICIDAE	25-Jul-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021		23-Jul-2012	MOVED
		17-Feb-2012	MODIFIED