Species Diastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849)
- Mesalia melanioides Reeve, L.A. 1849. Monographs of the genera Mesalia and Eglisia. pl. 1 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 5. [fig. 3, sp. 3].
Type data:
Holotype Esperance, Western Australia. - Mesalia exilis Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1913. Descriptions of new species of Mollusca. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 12: 233–239 [236, pl. 3, fig. 9].
Type data:
Holotype West Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Diastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849). —
Ludbrook, N.H. 1971. Large gastropods of the families Diastomatidae and Cerithiidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 95: 29-48 [32]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [126, pl. 15, figs 10a, b] - Neodiastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849). —
Cotton, B.C. 1932. Notes on Australian Mollusca, with descriptions of new genera and new species. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 4: 537-547 [541]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Algal substrate, marine, sand, seagrass, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Houbrick, R.S. 1981. Anatomy of Diastoma melanioides (Reeve, 1849) with remarks on the systematic position of the family Diastomatidae (Prosobranchia: Gastropoda). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 94: 598-621
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [126, pl. 15, figs 10a, b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | DIASTOMATIDAE | 12-Jan-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 02-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |