Species Falcidens chiastos Scheltema, 1989
- Falcidens chiastos Scheltema, A.H. 1989. Australian aplacophoran molluscs: I. Chaetodermomorpha from Bass Strait and the continental slope off southeastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 41: 43-62 [49].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F54192, Bass Strait 80 m.
Paratype(s) NMV F54190, F54189, F54191; AM C156227. - Falcidens (Lepoderma) targotegulatus Salvini-Plawen, L.v. 1992. On certain Caudofoveata from the Vema-Expedition. pp. 317-333 in Gittenberger, E. & Gould, J. (eds). Proceedings of the 9th International Malacological Congress. Leiden : Unitas Malacologia. [322].
Type data:
Status unknown, TMH, Bass Strait, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Scheltema, A.H. 2001. Aplacophora. pp. 1-18 in Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 17.2 Mollusca: Aplacophora, Polyplacophora, Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 353 pp. [Date published 3 July 2001] [7] (per letter W. Sage 1994)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Lepoderma chiastos Scheltema, 1989 [genus name preoccupied].
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania: Bass Strait
- Victoria: Bass Strait
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, burrower, continental shelf, predator.
General References
Bouchet, P. 2010. Falcidens chiastos. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=545080 (Accessed on 2015-06-19)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2016 | APLACOPHORA | 07-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |