Species Erronea xanthodon (Sowerby, 1832)
Yellow-toothed Cowry
- Cypraea xanthodon Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1832. Cypraea. pp. 1-18, figs 1-61 in Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) (ed). The Conchological Illustrations or coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London : G.B. Sowerby (2nd) Vol. 1-8. [10, no. 88, pl. 200, fig. 18].
Type data:
Status unknown, Southern Qld. - Notodusta eugeniae Cate, C.N. 1975. New cypraeacean species. Veliger 17(3): 255-261 [260, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype LACM 1704, Hopetoun (near Esperance, SW Australia) [38°07'S, 144°27'E].
Generic Combinations
- Gratiadusta xanthodon (Sowerby, 1832). —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [61] - Erronea xanthodon (Sowerby, 1832). —
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 [155]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, rocks.
Extra Ecological Information
Associated with seaweed in slightly muddy areas
General References
Burgess, C.M. 1985. Cowries of the World. Cape Town : Seacomber Publications 289 pp. [164]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [61]
Meyer, C. 2005. Erronea xanthodon Sowerby I, 1832. Cowrie Genetic Database Project. 2005. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cowries/xanthodon.htm
Meyer, C.P. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 79: 401-459 (included)
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 (included)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [182, pl. 32, figs 17 a,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. [126, fig. 2] (for Gratiadusta xanthodon) (Yellow-toothed Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |