Species Dentimitrella semiconvexa (Lamarck, 1822)
Semiconvexa Dove Shell
- Buccinum semiconvexum Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [272].
- Columbella strigata 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. 25, fig. 154].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Beechey, D.L. 2007. Mitrella semiconvexa (Lamarck, 1822). Seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Columbellidae/Pages/Mitrella_semiconvexa.htm
Generic Combinations
- Mitrella (Dentimitrella) semiconvexa (Lamarck, 1822). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [103] - Zemitrella semiconvexa (Lamarck, 1822). —
Cotton, B.C. 1957. Australian Recent and Tertiary Species of the Molluscan Family Pyrenidae. Adelaide : Privately published. [1] - Dentimitrella semicovexa (Lamarck, 1822). —
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. 1440]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Beechey, D.L. 2007. Mitrella semiconvexa (Lamarck, 1822). Seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Columbellidae/Pages/Mitrella_semiconvexa.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.1440]
Springsteen, F.J. 1989. The biology and functional morphology of the common littoral mollusc Dentimitrella semiconvexa (Lamarck, 1822) (Neogastropoda: Buccinacea: Columbellidae). Unpublished, possibly un-submitted, M. Sc. Thesis, Melbourne University. 101 pp. (Manuscript in Australian Museum Malacology Library)
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. 2] (Semiconvexa 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 | 29-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |