Species Echinolittorina australis (Gray, 1826)
Australian Nodiwink, West Australian Noddiwink
- Littorina australis Gray, J.E. 1826. Mollusca. pp. 474-496 in King, P.P. (ed.). Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia. Performed between the years 1818 and 1822; with Appendix B. London : John Murray Vol. 2 viii 637 pp., 9 pls. [Date published 15 Apr 1826: imprint 1827] [483].
Type data:
Neotype WAM 292-70, South Mole (Arthur's Head) mouth of Swan River Fremantle, WA. - Littorina nodosa Gray, J.E. 1839. Molluscous Animals, and their shells. pp. 101-155, pls 33-44 in Beechey, F.W. (ed.). The Zoology of Captain Beechey's Voyage compiled from the collections and notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition, during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's Straits performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey, R. N., F. R. S., &c. in the years 1825, 26, 27, and 28. London : H.G. Bohn. [139].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 87.4.26.10-12, north coast of Western Australia. - Littorina rugosa Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [9].
Type data:
Status unknown, Arthurhead (Arthur's Head), mouth of Swan River, (Fremantle, WA).
Generic Combinations
- Echinolittorina (Granulittorina) australis (Gray, 1826). —
Reid, D.G. 2007. The genus Echinolittorina Habe, 1956 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 1420: 1-161 [94] - Nodilittorina (Nodilittorina) australis (Gray, 1826). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [147] - Nodilittorina nodosa (Gray, 1826). —
Rosewater, J. 1970. The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part I. The subfamily Littorininae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(11): 417-506 [487] (New combination)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)
Ecological Descriptors
High littoral, intertidal, marine, rocky shore.
Extra Ecological Information
On exposed rock (limestone or sandstone) platforms and cliffs, also on sheltered coasts
General References
Johnson, M.S. & Black, R. 1999. Nodilittorina nodosa (Gray, 1839) is a plastic morphotype of Nodilittorina australis (Gray, 1826). Journal of Molluscan Studies 65: 111-119 [111]
Reid, D.G. 2007. The genus Echinolittorina Habe, 1956 (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 1420: 1-161 [94-99 , figs 43, 50–52] (see reference for extensive bibliography)
Rosewater, J. 1970. The family Littorinidae in the Indo-Pacific. Part I. The subfamily Littorininae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(11): 417-506 [485] (as australis p. 485, as nodosa p. 487)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [147] (as australis : pl. 18, fig. 10a- b; as nodosa : pl. 18, fig. 11a- b)
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. [80] (West Australian Noddiwink)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [106, pl. 107] (Australian Nodiwink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | LITTORINOIDEA | 07-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 25-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |