Species Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839)
Sowerby's Volute
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, les mer de l'Inde.- Voluta fusiformis Swainson, W. 1822. A Catalogue of the Rare and Valuable Shells, which formed the Celebrated Collection of the late Mrs Bligh. With an appendix, containing descriptions of many new species. London : Publisher unknown 78 pp. [11] [not Voluta fusiformis Brocchi, 1814 (fossil taxon)].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, probably from the Pacific. - Mesericusa sowerbyi perspecta Iredale, T. 1929. Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 17(4): 157-189, pls 38-41 [181, pl. 41, fig. 9].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.57721 dry, off Montague Island, New South Wales, Australia [36°10'1.2'S,150°13'58.8'E]. - Ericusa sowerbyi porcellana Jackson, N. 1954. Albinism in Volutes. Marine Zoologist 1(2): 35-37, pl. 2, figs 1, 2 [37, pl. 2, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.103337 dry, off Gabo Island, Victoria, Australia [37°34'1.2'S,149°55'1.2'E]. - Mesericusa stokesi Cotton, B.C. 1961. A New Species of Volute. Mesericusa stokesi sp. nov from South Australia. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 16: 1-2, text figs [2, text fig.].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.14625, Beachport (South Australia).
Generic Combinations
- Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [124, pl. 25, figs 1a-b]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Cape Moreton, Queensland to Beachport, South Australia (Wilson, 1994).
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine, mud-silt, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 180 m , to 250 m.
General References
Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1853. The genera of Recent Mollusca arranged according to their organization. London : John Van Voorst Vol. 1(Parts I-VIII) pp. 1-256, pls 1-32. [164] (as Scaphella (Alcithoe) fusiformis (Swainson))
Cotton, B.C. 1949. Australian Recent and Tertairy Mollusca, Family Volutidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 9(2): 181-196 [186] (as Mesericusa sowerbyi (Kiener))
Gray, J.E. 1855. Observations of the species of Volutes — Volutidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1855(Part 23): 50-65 [Date published 16 May 1855] [58] (as Scapha fusiformis (Swainson))
Poppe, G.T. & Goto, Y. 1992. Volutes. Ancona : L'Informatore Piceno 348 pp., pl. 1-107. [154,pl. 55, figs 1-2]
Smith, M. 1942. A review of the Volutidae. Winter Park, Florida : Tropical Photographic Laboratory pp.1-127, pls 1-26, figs 1-185. [32,pl. 20, fig. 137] (as Alcithoe fusiformis (Swainson))
Weaver, C.S. & du Pont, J.E. 1970. Living Volutes - A Monograph of the Recent Volutidae of the World. Monograph Series No. 1. Greenville Delaware : Delaware Museum of Natural History pp. 1-375. [53, 54] (Mesericusa stokesi Cotton, 1961 is in the synonymy of Ericusa (Mesericusa) stokesi (Cotton, 1961))
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [124,pl. 25, fig. 1a-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. [164] (as Mesericusa sowerbyi) (Sowerby's Volute)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | OLIVOIDEA | 02-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 02-Feb-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 28-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |