Species Diodora lineata (Sowerby, 1835)
Common Keyhole Limpet, Giant Keyhole Limpet, Latticed Keyhole Limpet, True Keyhole Limpet
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Fissurella incii Reeve, L.A. 1850. Monograph of the genus Fissurella. pls 1-16 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 6. [pl. 10, figs 69a-b].
Type data:
Status unknown, Raine Island, Queensland. - Elegidion audax Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36 [221, pl. 35, figs 5-6].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.99178 dry, Twofold Bay, New South Wales, Australia [37°4'58.8'S, 149°54'0'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ponder, W.F. 1975. The identity of the common keyhole limpet of south-eastern Australia (Fissurellidae). The Australian Zoologist 18: 215-218
Generic Combinations
- Diodora lineata (Sowerby, 1835). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [52, pl. 6, fig. 27]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Herbivore, in caves, in crevices, marine, rock platforms.
General References
Beechey, D. 2005. Diodora lineata (Sowerby, 1835). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Fissurellidae/Pages/Diodora_lineata.htm
Hedley, C. 1900. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 25: 87-100 [95]
Iredale, T. 1924. Results from Roy Bell's molluscan collections. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49(3): 179–279, pls 33–36 [220]
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 [30]
Macpherson, J.H. 1966. Port Phillip Survey 1957–1963. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 27: 201–288 [207]
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [44, fig. 58] (as Elegidion audax)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [52, pl. 6, fig. 27]
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. [52] (as Elegidion audax) (True Keyhole Limpet)
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [65, pl. 183] (Giant Keyhole Limpet)
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [44] (as Elegidion audax) (Latticed Keyhole Limpet)
McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [52] (as Elegidion audax) (Common Keyhole Limpet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2015 | FISSURELLOIDEA | 04-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 17-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |