Species Phasianotrochus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Green Necklace Shell, Kelp Shells, Rainbow Kelp Shell
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Reviewed by Bruce Marshall (Tepapa, New Zealand) & Claude Vilvens (Belgium).
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Trochus irisodontes Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1834. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 3 366 pp. [246, pl. 63, figs 7-12].
Type data:
Status unknown, Western Port (King Georges Sound, Western Australia). - Monodonta virgata Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [15].
Type data:
Status unknown, Western Coast (Western Australia). - Trochus iriodon Philippi, R.A. 1845. Abbildungen und Beschriebungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Cassel : Theodor Fischer Vol. 2 64 pp. [39, pl. 5, figs 4, 5, 8, 9] [unjustified emendation of Trochus irisodontes Quoy 7 Gaimard, 1834, with the reason that irisodon is a gramatical error for iriodon. The original name etymology is: Iris = the rainbow goddess and dontes = teeth. Thus, the name].
Type data:
Status unknown, King George Sound, South Western Australia. - Trochus laetus Philippi, R.A. 1850. Trochidae. pp. 121-136 in Küster, H.C. (ed). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. II. [133, pl. 22, fig. 6].
Type data:
Status unknown, Australia. - Trochus virgulatus Philippi, R.A. 1850. Trochidae. pp. 121-136 in Küster, H.C. (ed). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. II. [136, pl. 23, fig. 12].
Type data:
Status unknown, New Holland (Australia). - Trochus schrayeri Philippi, R.A. 1850. Trochidae. pp. 121-136 in Küster, H.C. (ed). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. II. [131, pl. 23, fig. 3] [[ex. Trochel MS]].
- Trochus minor Philippi, R.A. 1851. Kreiselschnecken order Trochoideen: Trochus. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 2(3): 137-232, pls 33, 46-49 [137, pl. 23, fig. 12].
- Eleuchus vulgaris Adams, A. 1853. Contributions towards a monograph of the Trochidae, a family of gastropodous Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(19): 150-192 [171].
Type data:
Status unknown, Swan River, Western Australia. - Trochus nitidulus Philippi, R.A. 1855. Kreiselschnecken oder Trochoideen: Trochus. Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz 2(3): 249-372 [295, pl. 43, fig. 10].
Generic Combinations
- Phasianotrochus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [82, pl. 9, figs 6a-b] - Elenchus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). —
Angas, G.F. 1865. On the marine molluscan fauna of the Province of South Australia, with a list of all the species known up to the present time, together with remarks on their habitats and distribution, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865: 155-"180" (=190) [181] - Cantharidus irisodontes (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). —
Tryon, G.W. 1889. Trochidae, Stomatiidae, Pleurotomariidae, Haliotidae. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : G.W. Tryon Vol. 11 519 pp., 67 pls. [133, pl. 46, figs 64-66] - Elenchus nitidulus (Philippi, 1846). —
Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879. Census; with brief descriptions of the marine shells of Tasmania and the adjacent islands. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1877: 26-57 [Date published 14 Jun] [41] - Cantharidus nitidulus (Philippi, 1846). —
Gatliff, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1922. Additions to and alterations in the catalogue of Victorian marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 34(2): 128–161 [150] - Cantharidus schrayeri (Philippi, 1846). —
Pilsbry, H.A. 1889-1890. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Series 1, Vol. 11 519 pp., pls 1-67. [pp. 1-208 issued 1889; pp. 209-519 issued 7 March 1890] [137, pl. 34, figs 28, 29] - Elenchus virgulatus (Philippi, 1846). —
Angas, G.F. 1865. On the marine molluscan fauna of the Province of South Australia, with a list of all the species known up to the present time, together with remarks on their habitats and distribution, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1865: 155-"180" (=190) [181]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, lower intertidal, marine, on algae, seagrass, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On large species of macroalgae
General References
Mawle, E. 1918. Notes on the kelp shell, Cantharidus irisodontes. The Australian Zoologist 1: 161-162 [161-162]
Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1902. Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part V. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 14(2): 85-138 [126]
Torr, C.M. 1914. Radula of some South Australian Gasteropoda. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 38: 362-368 [pl. 19, no. 6]
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. [63] (Rainbow Kelp Shell)
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [108] (Green Necklace Shell)
Mawle, E. 1918. Notes on the kelp shell, Cantharidus irisodontes. The Australian Zoologist 1: 161-162 [161] (Kelp Shells)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2014 | TROCHIDAE | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 18-Aug-2021 | 21-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 13-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 13-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 09-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |