Species Dentimitrella australis (Gaskoin, 1852)
Australian Dove Shell
- Columbella australis Gaskoin, J.S. 1851. Descriptions of twenty species of Columbella and one species of Cypraea. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 19: 2-14 [5].
Generic Combinations
- Mitrella (Dentimitrella) australis (Gaskoin, 1852). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [101] - Dentimitrella australis (Gaskoin, 1852). —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [70, sp. 1441]
Introduction
Wilson (1994) lists tenebrica Reeve, 1858 as a synonym, but I can see no justification for this. He also lists it as a synonym of Mitrella pulla Gaskoin, 1852!
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Beechey, D.L. 2007. Mitrella australis (Gaskoin, 1852). Seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Columbellidae/Pages/Mitrella_australis.htm
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [70, sp. 1441]
Kesteven, H.L. 1902. A Note on two species of Astralium from Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27(1): 2-6 [5-6]
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. [151] (Australian Dove Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 03-Oct-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 28-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |