Species Gergovia exigua (Smith, 1891)
- Cancellaria exigua Smith, E.A. 1891. Descriptions of new species of shells from the 'Challenger' Expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891: 436–445 [439, pl. 34, fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1889.10.12.16, off Sydney, NSW. - Inglisella nympha Garrard, T.A. 1975. A revision of Australian Cancellariidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum 30: 1-62 [40, pl. 4, fig. 14].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.89280 dry, 33 mls south east of Green Cape, New South Wales, Australia [37°34'30'S,150°28'1.2'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Verhecken, A. 1991. Occurrence of Cancellaria patricia Thiele off south-east Australia; with notes on three Australian taxa of Cancellariidae (Neogastropoda: Cancellarioidea). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 12: 69-76 [71]
Generic Combinations
- Gergovia exigua (Smith, 1891). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [176] - Brocchinia exigua (Smith, 1891). —
Hemmen, J. 2007. Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden pp. 1-428. [135-137]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Gergovia exigua (non Smith, 1891) [misidentification. Is Gergovia patricia (Thiele, 1925)]. —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [176] - Gergovia exigua (non E.A. Smith, 1891) [misidentification. is Gergovia patricia (Thiele, 1925)]. —
Garrard, T.A. 1975. A revision of Australian Cancellariidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum 30: 1-62 [35]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Ecological Descriptors
Bathyal, continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
75-1463 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2005. Gergovia exigua (E.A. Smith, 1891). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Cancellariidae/Pages/Gergovia_exigua.htm (date accessed 12/01/2012)
Garrard, T.A. 1975. A revision of Australian Cancellariidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum 30: 1-62 [35]
Hemmen, J. 2007. Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden pp. 1-428. [135-137]
Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. 2005. Catalogue of the superfamily Cancellarioidea Forbes and Hanley, 1851 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) — 2nd edition. Zootaxa 1102: 1-161 [50]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CANCELLARIOIDEA | 11-Apr-2013 | ADDED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 25-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |