Species Conuber sordidum (Swainson, 1821)
Leaden Sand Snail, Sordid Moon Snail, Sordid Sand Snail
- Natica plumbea Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Suite des Gastéropodes. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(2) 232 pp. [Date published Apr. 1822] [198].
- Natica microstoma Quoy, J.R.C & Gaimard, J.P. 1832. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 2 320 pp. [232, pl. 66, fig. 9].
Type data:
Status unknown, King George's Sound, WA. - Natica leucophaea 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. 12, sp. 51].
Type data:
Status unknown, Australia. - Natica strangei 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. 18, fig. 81].
Generic Combinations
- Conuber sordida (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) sordidus (Swainson, 1821). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [220, pl. 36, fig. 39]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Papua
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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
Intertidal flats, marine, muddy sand.
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Conuber sordidus (Swainson, 1821). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Naticidae/Pages/Conuber_sordidus.htm (date accessed 24/7/2012)
Huelsken, T. 2011. First evidence of drilling predation by Conuber sordidus (Swainson, 1821) (Gastropoda: Naticidae) on soldier crabs (Crustacea: Mictyridae). Molluscan Research 31(2): 125-132 [125-131]
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]
Murray, F.V. 1963. Notes on the spawn and early life history of two species of Conuber Finlay & Marwick, 1937 (Naticidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 1(6): 49-58
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [220, pl. 36, fig. 39]
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. 45, figs 1-1b]
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. [134, pl. 20, fig. 20] (Leaden Sand Snail, Sordid 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] (Sordid Moon Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CAENOGASTROPODA | 23-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Bryan Lessard |
| 01-Jun-2021 | NATICIDAE | 25-Jul-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 23-Jul-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Jun-2021 | 23-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |