Species Episiphon bordaensis (Cotton & Ludbrook, 1938)
- Dentalium bordaensis Cotton, B.C. & Ludbrook, N.H. 1938. Recent and fossil species of the scaphopod genus Dentalium in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 62(2): 217-228 pl. 12 [220 pl. 12].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13340, Cape Borda, SA, 60 fathoms [110 m].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lamprell, K.L. & Healy, J.M. 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 24: 1-189 [132]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
SE Indian Ocean, SE to SW Australia
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), 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), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast, S oceanic
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait, SE oceanic
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, mud bottom, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Shallow infaunal, dredged in sand and mud from 75 to 400 m.
General References
Lamprell, K.L. & Healy, J.M. 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 24: 1-189 [132]
Scarabino, V. 2008. Episiphon bordaensis (Cotton & Ludbrook, 1938). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344396 (Accessed on 2015-07-17)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [569]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 17-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |