Species Diodora occidua (Cotton, 1930)
Western 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.
- Elegidion occiduus Cotton, B.C. 1930. Fissurellidae from the 'Flindersian' Region, Southern Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 4(2): 219-236 [220].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.9772, Shark Bay, Western Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Diodora occidua (Cotton, 1930). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [52, pl. 6, fig. 24]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [52, pl. 6, fig. 24]
Common Name References
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [82] (Western 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 |