Species Haliotis melculus (Iredale, 1927)
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Marinauris melculus Iredale, T. 1927. Caloundra Shells. The Australian Zoologist 4: 331-336, pl. 46 [331].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.53262 dry, Caloundra, QLD [26º49’S 153 º10’E]. - Marinauris ethologus Iredale, T. 1927. Caloundra Shells. The Australian Zoologist 4: 331-336, pl. 46 [334].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.53263 dry shell, Caloundra, QLD [26º49’S 153º10’E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Geiger, D.L. & Owen, B. 2012. Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 361 pp. [Date published 29 Feb 2012] [103]
Generic Combinations
- Haliotis melculus (Iredale, 1927). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [49]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
General References
Cotton, B.C. 1952. Family Haliotidae. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 1: 3 pp., 1pl.
Geiger, D.L. & Owen, B. 2012. Abalone: Worldwide Haliotidae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 361 pp. [Date published 29 Feb 2012] [103]
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp. [29, pl. 1, fig. 7]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HALIOTOIDEA | 20-Dec-2012 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |