Species Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846)
The Contracted Buccinum, The Corded Buccinum
- Buccinum contractum Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Buccinum. pls 1-12 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 53, pl. 8, fig. 53].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1984103, Island of Samar, Philippines (in sandy mud at the depth of 8 fathoms). - Buccinum funiculatum Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Buccinum. pls 1-12 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [pl. 8, fig. 61].
Type data:
Status unknown, Moreton Bay. - Murex calcarius Dunker, W. 1860. Neue Japanische Mollusken. Malakozoologische Blätter 6: 221-240 [230].
Type data:
Status unknown, Japan. - Urosalpinx innotabilis Smith, E.A. 1879. On a Collection of Mollusca from Japan. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879: 181-218, pls 18-20 [201, pl. 20, fig. 32].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1878.11.18.50, Nth of Hiushiu, 30 fathoms (55 m) [33°56'N & 130°27'E]. - Cronia pauper Watson, R.B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gastropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 15(42): 756 pp., 50 pls [604, pl. 10, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1887.2.9.552, 15-20 fathoms off Ambon. - Coralliophila latiaxidea Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1894. Descriptions of twelve new species, chiefly from Mauritius. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 1(2): 41-44, pl. 4 [42, pl. 4, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, Mauritius. - Pentadactylus ceylonicum Preston, H.B. 1909. Description of new land and marine shells from Ceylon and S. India. Records of the Indian Museum 3(2): 133-140 [137, pl. 22, fig. 17].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1915.1.6.64, Ceylon (= Sri Lanka). - Ergalatax recurrens Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [231, pl. 23, fig. 10].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57761 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0'S, 151°13'58.8'E].
Generic Combinations
- Cronia (Ergalatax) contracta (Reeve, 1846). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [22, pl. 5, fig. 29a-c] - Ergalatax contracta (Reeve, 1846). —
Houart, R. 2008. Rehabilitation of Ergalatax martensi (Schepman, 1892) (Gastropoda: Muricidae), senior synonym of Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996, and description of Ergalatax junionae, new name for Morula martensi Dall, 1923. Nautilus 122(2): 99-106 [99, 101, 105, figs 9-10] - Cronia (Ergalatax) pauper Watson, 1886. —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [22]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from Red Sea to Japan
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, continental shelf, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 40 m; feeds on oysters and barnacles
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Cronia contracta (Reeve, 1846). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Ergalataxinae/Pages/cronia_contracta.htm (date accessed 14/10/11)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1976. The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca. Part 4. With descriptions of new taxa and remarks on Nassarius copperingi (Smith). Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 13: 111-129 [123]
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1983. The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca. Part 11. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 20: 185-207 [189]
Houart, R. 1995. The Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda, Muricidae) from the New Caledonia region with some comments on the subfamily and the description of thirteen new species from the Indo-West Pacific. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris [published 1907-1971] 4 16: 245-297 [251, figs 8, 56, 59-61]
Houart, R. 2008. Rehabilitation of Ergalatax martensi (Schepman, 1892) (Gastropoda: Muricidae), senior synonym of Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996, and description of Ergalatax junionae, new name for Morula martensi Dall, 1923. Nautilus 122(2): 99-106 [99, 101, 105, figs 9-10]
Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [247-248, fig. 87L] (as Morula funiculata (Reeve, 1846))
Middelfart, P. 1997. An illustrated checklist of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2): 349-388 [361, pl. 3, fig. 2]
Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [98-106, figs 26, 27c-f, 28-30]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [22] (as Cronia (Ergalatax) pauper)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [22, pl. 5, figs 29a-c]
Common Name References
Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Buccinum. pls 1-12 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 53] (The Contracted Buccinum, The Corded Buccinum)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 31-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |