Species Episiphon virgula (Hedley, 1903)
- Dentalium virgula Hedley, C. 1903. Scientific results of the trawling expedition of H.M.C.S. Thetis off the coast of New South Wales in February and March, 1898. Mollusca. Part II. Scaphopoda and Gastropoda. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 4(6): 325–402, pls 36-37 [Date published 8 October 1903] [328].
Type data:
Holotype AM C16217, 5–8 miles [8–13 km] off Port Kembla, NSW, 63–75 fathoms [115–137 m].
Paratype(s) AM C170639, same data as holotype.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast
- Queensland: Central E coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, S oceanic, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, mud bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Fine mud, shallow infaunal, dredged in fine mud or sand from 22 to 296 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 [133]
Scarabino, V. 2008. Episiphon virgula (Hedley, 1903). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344412 (Accessed on 2015-08-06)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [662]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 06-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |