Species Skenella westralis (Ponder & Yoo, 1980)
- Eatoniopsis (Pilitonia) westralis Ponder, W.F. & Yoo, E.K. 1980. A review of the genera of the Cingulopsidae with a revision of the Australian and tropical Indo-Pacific species (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Records of the Australian Museum 33(1): 1-88, figs 1-24 [40 figs 4f, 15c-g].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.106219 dry, on mixed algae, sheltered side, Great Australian Bight, Mississippi Bay, west head, Western Australia, Australia [33°58'58.8'S,122°16'30'E].
Generic Combinations
- Skenella westralis (Ponder & Yoo, 1980).
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Algal substrate, lower intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On open coasts.
General References
Ponder, W.F. & Yoo, E.K. 1980. A review of the genera of the Cingulopsidae with a revision of the Australian and tropical Indo-Pacific species (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Prosobranchia). Records of the Australian Museum 33(1): 1-88, figs 1-24 [40 figs 4f, 15c-g]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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01-Jun-2021 | CINGULOPSOIDEA | 24-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
24-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |