Species Gadila spreta (Tate & May, 1900)
- Cadulus (Gadila) spretus Tate, R. & May, W.L. 1900. Descriptions of new genera and species of Australian Mollusca (chiefly Tasmanian). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 24(2): 90-103 [Date published after 2 October 1900] [102].
Type data:
Lectotype TMH E1202/8543 (selected from syntype lot TM 1095), Port Esperence, S TAS, 44 m (24 fathoms).
Paralectotype(s) SAMA D15848 21 specimens, (May no.1048) sama data as holotype; SAMA D16002 5 specimens, sama data as lectotype.Subsequent designation 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 [156].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1933. South Australian shells. Part 8. South Australian Naturalist 14: 135-150 pl. 1 figs 1-4a [148]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gadila spretus Tate & May, 1900 [incorrect ending].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast, SE oceanic
- Queensland: Central E coast
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast, S oceanic
- Tasmania: Bass Strait, SE oceanic, Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait, SE oceanic
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, mud bottom, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Shallow infaunal, sieved in littoral sand and dredged in yellow clay to fine sand from 9 to 1770 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 [156]
Scarabino, V. 2008. Gadila spreta (Tate & May, 1900). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344370 (Accessed on 2015-08-05)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [646]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 05-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |