Species Diminovula punctata Duclos, 1831
- Diminovula punctata Duclos, 1831.
Generic Combinations
- Primovula (Diminovula) punctata (Duclos, 1831). —
Allan, J. 1956. Cowry Shells of World Seas. Melbourne : Georgian House 170 pp. [122]
Introduction
Diminovula punctata is considered a nomen dubium by Lorenz & Fehse (2009). Australian records are doubtful. It is likely that records from Australia attributed to Diminovula punctata are D. aurantiomacula (Lorenz & Fehse 2009).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central and East Indian Ocean, East Africa, Indo-China, Indo-Malaysia, Philippines; Central Indo-West Pacific; Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia to central Queensland (Wilson, 1993).
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine.
General References
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [29-30, fig 57: C3694] (Illustration of type specimen)
Subba Rao, N.V. 2003. Indian Seashells (Part 1). Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper (192): 1-416 [179]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [200, text fig.; pl. 24, figs 22 a,b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 24-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |