Species Engina mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Little Dove Shell
- Voluta mendicaria Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [731].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Asia.
Generic Combinations
- Pusiostoma mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Kira, T. 1959. Coloured Illustrations of the Shells of Japan. Osaka : Hoikusha Publishing Co. Ltd (revised edn) Vol. 7 240 pp. 72 pls. [66, pl. 26, fig. 1] - Engina mendicaria (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [94, pl. 10, figs 2a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine.
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1971. Indo-Pacific Pisaniinae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) and related buccinid genera. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 8: 137-167, figs 1-95 [161]
Fraussen, K. 2008. Buccinidae. pp. 36-58 in Poppe, G.T. Philippine Marine Mollusks. Volume 2. Gastropoda Part 2. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks Vol. 2 pp. 1-848, pls 1-707. [50, pl. 320, fig. 5]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [94, pl. 10, figs 2a-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. [152, fig. 7] (Little Dove Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Sep-2022 | BUCCINOIDEA | 06-Sep-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 14-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |