Species Fissidentalium verconis (Cotton & Ludbrook, 1938)
- Dentalium verconis Cotton, B.C. & Ludbrook, N.H. 1938. Recent and fossil species of the scaphopod genus Dentalium in southern Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 62(2): 217-228 pl. 12 [221, 222, pl. 12, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13341, Beachport, SA, 200 fathoms [366 m].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Dredged in coarse sand from 150 to 1210 m.
General References
Lamprell, K.L. & Healy, J.M. 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 24: 1-189 [86]
Scarabino, V. 2010. Fissidentalium verconis. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344220 (Accessed on 2015-08-06)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [661]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 06-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |