Species Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832)
Staghorn Coral Shell, The Madrepore Purpura
Compiler and date details
June 2017 - Burghardt, I.
- Purpura monodonta Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1833. Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe, exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 2 pp. 321-686. [561] [Homonym and synonym of P. monodonta Blainville, 1832].
- Purpura madreporarum Sowerby, G.B. (1st) & Sowerby, J. (ill.) 1834. The genera of Recent and Fossil shells. London : Sowerby pts 41-42. [pl. 237, fig. 12].
Generic Combinations
- Coralliophila madreporarum (Sowerby, 1834).
- Quoyula madreporarum (Sowerby, 1834). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [20, pl. 7, figs 26a-b]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Coralliophila madreporara [misspelling].
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific, from Red Sea to eastern Pacific
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives on the fronds of Pocillopora and other branching corals (Wilson, 1994)
General References
Barash, A. & Danin, Z. 1972. The Indo-Pacific species of Mollusca in the Mediterranean and notes on a collection from the Suez Canal. Israel Journal of Zoology 21: 301-374 [314]
Bouchet, P. 2010. Coralliophila monodonta (Blainville, 1832). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=549942 (Accessed on 11 May 2017)
Demond, J. 1957. Micronesian reef associated gastropods. Pacific Science 11(3): 275–341, fig. 2, pl. 1 [316] (as Quoyula madreporarum and Quoyula monodonta)
Kosuge, S. & Suzuki, M. 1985. Illustrated catalogue of Latiaxis and its related groups. Family Coralliophilidae. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1: 1-83 [35, pl. 46, fig. 7]
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [133-134]
Marshall, B.A. & Oliverio, M. 2009. The Recent Coralliophilinae of the New Zealand region, with descriptions of two new species (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Molluscan Research 29: 155-173
Rehder, H.A. 1980. The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascura) and Sala y Gómez. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 289: 1–167 [75-76] (as Quoyula monodonta)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [20, pl. 7, figs 26a-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. [94, pl. 62, fig. 9]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [140] (Staghorn Coral Shell)
Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Purpura. pls 1-13 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 69] (The Madrepore Purpura)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 22-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 22-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Jun-2021 | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | ||
| 06-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |