Species Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Voluta magnifica Gebauer, J.J. 1802. Systematisches Verzeichniss der Seesterne Seeigel, Conchylien und Pflanzenthiere nach Linne Systema Naturae. Halle : bey Johann Jacob 178 pp. [26].
• Cymbiolena magnifica altispira Mayblom, A.R. 1951. Deep-sea shells from New South Wales. The Australian Zoologist 11: 281-284, pl. 26 [281, pl. 26, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Continental shelf of the New South Wales coast.
• Cymbiola magnifica evansi Bondarev, I. 1996. The Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802) group. Elevation of taxonomical status for C. m. altispira (Mayblom, 1951) and description of a new subspecies. World Shells 17: 30-39 [35, figs 11-18].

  Type data:

   Holotype ZIK, off Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia.

 

Generic Combinations

• Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Capricorn Channel, Queensland to eastern Victoria.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)

Ecological Descriptors

Algal substrate, continental shelf, marine, mud-silt, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.

Extra Ecological Information

To 130 m , trawled at 150 m.

 

General References

Beechey, D.L. 2004. Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802). The Seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Volutidae/Pages/Cymbiola_magnifica.htm

Bondarev, I. 1996. The Cymbiola magnifica (Gebauer, 1802) group. Elevation of taxonomical status for C. m. altispira (Mayblom, 1951) and description of a new subspecies. World Shells 17: 30-39 [30] (divided into three subspecies magnifica, altispira and evansi)

Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107. [163,pl. 71, figs 1-3,pl. 72, figs 2-3]

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [121]

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. [122,pl. 79,pl. 80, fig. 1] (as Cymbiolena magnifica)

 

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. [165] (as Cymbiolena magnifica) (Magnificent Volute)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	OLIVOIDEA	02-Feb-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		28-Nov-2011	MODIFIED