Species Cystiscus minutissima (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
Minute Margin Shell
- Marginella minutissima Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. On some new species of Tasmanian marine shells. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 27-29 [27].
- Marginella pumilio Tate, R. & May, W.L. 1901. A revised census of the marine Mollusca of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 26(3): 344-471 [363].
- Marginella nielseni Laseron, C. 1948. New South Wales Marginellidae. Records of the Australian Museum 22(1): 35-48, pls 5-6 [45, pl. 6, fig. 40].
Generic Combinations
- Cystiscus minutissima (Tenison-Woods, 1876). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [141] - Ovaginella nielseni (Laseron, 1948). —
Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd. [22-010]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
3-200 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Cystiscus minutissimus (Tenison-Woods, 1876). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Cystiscidae/pages/Cystiscus_minutissima.htm (date accessed 10/01/2012)
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [74]
Cotton, B.C. 1949. Australian Recent and Tertiary Mollusca, Family Marginellidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 9(2): 197-224 [208]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [74, pl. 214] (Minute Margin Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYSTISCIDAE | 10-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |