Species Dentimitrella menkeana (Reeve, 1859)
Menke's Dove Shell
- Buccinum acuminatum Menke, 1843 [junior homonym; not Buccinum acuminatum Broderip, 1835].
- Columbella menkeana Reeve, L.A. 1859. Monograph of the genus Columbella. pl. 1, 24-37 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 11. [pl. 14, fig. 69] [replacement name].
- Columbella xavieriana Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1877. On some new Tasmanian marine shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1876: 131–159 [Date published 27 Feb 1877] [134].
Type data:
Syntype(s) TMAG E780 Five shells, North coast, Tasmania. - Columbella purpureocincta Verco, J.C. 1910. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XIII. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 34: 115-145 [129].
Generic Combinations
- Zemitrella menkeana (Reeve, 1859). —
Cotton, B.C. 1957. Australian Recent and Tertiary Species of the Molluscan Family Pyrenidae. Adelaide : Privately published. [1] - Mitrella menkeana (Reeve, 1859). —
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [185] - Mitrella (Dentimitrella) menkeana (Reeve, 1859).
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Mitrella acuminata (Menke, 1843) [preoccupied name]. —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [101]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Beechey, D.L. 2007. Mitrella menkeana (Reeve, 1858). Seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Columbellidae/Pages/Mitrella_menkeana.htm
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [101, pl. 16, figs. 7a, 7b] (As Mitrella acuminata)
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. [150, fig. 4] (Menke's 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 | MOVED | ||
| 01-Jun-2021 | 28-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |