Subspecies Cymbiola pulchra woolacottae McMichael, 1958
Beautiful Volute, Heron Island Volute
- Cymbiolacca pulchra woolacottae McMichael, D.F. 1958. A New Name for the Heron Island Volute. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1956-57: 148-152 [149, text figs 1-2].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.62264 dry, in sand in lagoon, Great Barrier Reef, Capricorn Group, Heron Island, Queensland, Australia [23°25'58.8'S,151°56'60'E]. - Aulicina perryi Ostergaard, J.M. & Summers, R. 1957. A new species of Volutidae from North Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 1: 30 [30].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA, Wistari Reef, Capricorn Group, Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lady Musgrave Island (POPPE1992A), Capricorn and Bunker Group Islands, and in some of the southeastern Cays of Swain Reefs (Bail & Limpus1998).
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
In shallow water (low tide or a few metres); clear sand between coral blocks.
General References
Bail, P. & Limpus, A. 1998. The "pulchra complex": revision of Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) from East Australian Coast. Rome : Evolver 80 pp. [7] (synonymy (includes Aucilina perryi Ostergaard & Summers, 1957))
Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107. [175,pl. 79, figs 6-8]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [122,pl. 18, figs 8a-c] (as Cymbiola pulchra forma woolacottae)
Common Name References
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp. [115] (as Cymbiolacca pulchra woolacottae) (Beautiful Volute, Heron Island 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 |