Subspecies Cymbiola pulchra complexa (Iredale, 1924)
- Cymbiola complexa Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36 [183] [new name for preoccupied Voluta punctata Swainson, 1823].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1837.12.1.81, (Broken Bay and Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia). - Voluta punctata Swainson, W. 1823. 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 on the principles of Cuvier and other modern zoologists. London : Baldwin, Cradock & Joy Vol. 1 ix 75 pp., pls 1-66, Vol. 2-63 pp., pl. 67, Vol. 3 x 71 pp. [published between 1820-1823]. [pl. 161] [non Voluta punctata Allan, 1818, a French fossil from Nice].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1837.12.1.81, no locality.
Generic Combinations
- Cymbiola pulchra complexa (Iredale, 1924).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Fraser Island, Queensland to Ulladulla, NSW.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
50-100 m.
General References
Beechey, D.L. 2005. Cymbiola pulchra in NSW. Australian Shell News 125: 7-8 [7-8]
Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. Living Volutes - A Monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. Monograph Series No. 1. Greenville Delaware : Delaware Museum of Natural History pp. 1-375. [95,pl. 39a-c, f-g] (as Cymbiolacca complexa)
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 |