Species Daphnellopsis fimbriata (Hinds, 1843)
The Beautiful Murex
- Clavatula fimbriata Hinds, R.B. 1843. Descriptions of new shells from the collection of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R.N., C.B. etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1843: 36-46 [43].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1844.6.7.57, North Coast of New Guinea, 40 m.Subsequent designation references:
Kilburn, R.N. 1992. On three species of Muricidae and Collumbellidae, erroneously described as Turridae. Venus 51(3): 215-218 [217, fig. 4]. - Trophon fimbriata Hinds, R.B. 1844. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Sulphur, under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, during the years 1836-42. London : Smith, Elder & Co. Vol. 2 25-48, pls 8-14. [14, pl. 1/18-19].
Type data:
Status unknown, Straits of Macassar. - Murex luculentus Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Murex. pls 1-34 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [pl. 28, fig. 127].
Type data:
Status unknown, Straits of Macassar. - Lataxiena lataxiena Jousseaume, F. 1883. Title Unkown. Le Naturaliste 187 [187, pl. 10, fig. 1].
Generic Combinations
- Lataxiena (Lataxiena) fimbriata (Hinds, 1844). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [23, pl. 6, figs 33a-b] - Daphnellopsis fimbriata (Hinds, 1843). —
Houart, R. 2013. The genus Daphnellopsis (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the recent and quaternary of the Indo-West Pacific province. Journal of Conchology 41(4): 465-480 [467-469, figs 1A, 2, 8A, G-J, 9A-R, 10A-E]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Mozambique, north-western Madagascar; north-western, northern and north-eastern Australia; southern and central Philippines; Papua New Guinea; New Caledonia; Solomon Islands; southern Viti-Levu (Fiji), live in180-200 m
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, sublittoral.
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [71, pl. 21, fig. 1]
Radwin, G. & D'Atillio, A. 1976. Murex shells of the world, an illustrated guide to the Muricidae. Stanford : Stanford University Press 1-284, 32 pls, 192 text figs. [56, pl. 19, figs 10-11]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [23, pl. 6, figs 33a-b]
Common Name References
Reeve, L.A. 1845. Monograph of the genus Murex. pls 1-34 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 127] (The Beautiful Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 02-Sep-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |