Species Euplica scripta (Lamarck, 1822)
Lettered Dove
- Columbella versicolor Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1832. Descriptions of new species of shells collected by Mr. Cuming. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1832(2): 113-120 [119].
- Colombella araneosa Kiener, L.C. 1841. Genre Colombelle. Columbella, Lam. 1-63, pl.1-16 in Kiener, L.C. (ed). Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Ballière Vol. 6. [49, pl. 9, fig. 4].
- Columbella versicolor ouveensis Hervier, J. 1899. Le genre Columbella dan l'Archipel de la Nouvelle-Caledonie. Journal de Conchyliologie 47: 305-391 [310] [as Columbella versicolor var. ouveensis Hervier, 1899].
- Columbella versicolor hebridarum Hervier, J. 1899. Le genre Columbella dan l'Archipel de la Nouvelle-Caledonie. Journal de Conchyliologie 47: 305-391 [311] [as Columbella versicolor var. hebridarum Hervier, 1899].
- Columbella venusta Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1844. Monograph of the genus Columbella. 109-146, pls 36-40 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 1. [pl. 37, fig. 53-4].
- Columbella nivosa Reeve, L.A. 1859. Monograph of the genus Columbella. pl. 1, 24-37 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 11. [pl. 26, fig. 166].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Tryon, G.W. 1883. Marginellidae, Olividae, Columbellidae. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : G.W. Tryon Vol. 5. [110]
- Drivas, J. & Jay, M. 1990. The Columbellidae of Réunion Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Annals of the Natal Museum 31: 163-200 [168]
Generic Combinations
- Euplica scripta (Lamarck, 1822). —
Cotton, B.C. 1957. Australian Recent and Tertiary Species of the Molluscan Family Pyrenidae. Adelaide : Privately published. [4] - Pyrene scripta (Lamarck, 1822). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [107]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-West Pacific.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Beechey, D.L. 2007. Euplica scripta (Lamarck, 1822). Seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Columbellidae/Pages/Euplica_scripta.htm
Drivas, J. & Jay, M. 1990. The Columbellidae of Réunion Island (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Annals of the Natal Museum 31: 163-200 [168]
Hervier, J. 1899. Le genre Columbella dan l'Archipel de la Nouvelle-Caledonie. Journal de Conchyliologie 47: 305-391 [310]
Oliver, W.R.B. 1915. The Mollusca of the Kermadec Islands. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 47: 509-568 [536]
Willan, R.C. 2006. Nomenclature and type material of the marine gastropod Euplica scripta (Lamarck, 1822) (Sorbeoconcha: Buccinoidea: Columbellidae). Zootaxa 1105: 37-48 [37-48]
Yen, T.C. 1942. A review of the Chinese gastropods in the British Museum. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 24(5/6): 170-290 [227]
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [150, pl. 151] (Lettered Dove)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 26-Sep-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |