Species Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Murex gyrinus Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [748].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Ambon Island, Indonesia.
• Gyrineum verrucosum Link, H.F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock : Alders Erben. [6 parts with no volume description; pp.1-50, 51-100, 101-165, 1-30, 1-38, 1-38] [123].
• Biplex variegata Perry, G. 1811. Conchology, or the natural history of shells containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings, executed from the natural specimens and including the latest discoveries. London : W. Miller 4 pp., 62 pls. [pl. 5, fig. 2].
• Ranella ranina Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. pp. 1-16 in Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vers, coquilles, mollusques et polypiers. Paris : Agasse Part 23 pp. 1-16, pls 391-488. [pl. 412, figs 2a, b].

 

Generic Combinations

• Gyrineum gyrinum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758). —
  Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. Ranellidae and Personidae of the World. Wiesbaden, Germany : V.C. Hemmen 263 pp. [24, pl.3, fig. 2]

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, intertidal, marine, rubble, sand, subtidal.

 

General References

Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [114, text figs 2, 5]

Altena, C.O. van Regteren 1942. The marine mollusca of the Kendeng beds (East Java). Gastropoda Part 4 (families Cassididae-Ficidae inclusive). Leidsche Geologische Mededelingen 13: 89-120 [98]

Beu, A.G. 1985. A classification and catalogue of living world Ranellidae (= Cymatiidae) and Bursidae. Conchologists of America Bulletin 13(4): 55-66 [56]

Beu, A.G. 1998. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae. A monograph of the New Caledonian fauna, with revisions of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 178: 1-256 [44]

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1967. The Bursidae, Cymatiidae and Colubrariidae of Fiji. Veliger 9(3): 310-329 [322, pl. 45, fig. 21; text fig. 12]

Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [115, pl. 346]

Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [71, pl. 22, fig. 1]

Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. Ranellidae and Personidae of the World. Wiesbaden, Germany : V.C. Hemmen 263 pp. [24, pl. 3, fig. 2]

Martin, K. 1899. Die Fossilien von Java auf Grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R.D.M. Verbeek und von anderen. I. Gastropoda. 1899-1906. Leiden : E.J.Brill 325 pp. [149, pl. 23, fig. 347]

Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Ranella. pls 1-8 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 8, fig. 49]

Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp. [68, pl. 7, fig. 15]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [241]

 

Common Name References

Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [114, fig. 2,5] (Tadpole Triton Or Ranella)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	19-Mar-2019	MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021	TONNOIDEA	11-Jul-2012	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		08-Mar-2012	MODIFIED