Species Joculator ridiculus (Watson, 1886)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cerithiopsis ridicula Watson, R.B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gastropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 15(42): 756 pp., 50 pls [528, pl. 38, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, off Wednesday Is., Torres Strait.

 

Generic Combinations

• Joculator ridicula (Watson, 1886). —
  Laseron, C. 1956. The Family Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Dampierian Zoogeographical Provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(1): 151-182, figs 1-57 [167]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Fiji, Hawaiian Islands, Japan

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.

 

General References

Cotton, B.C. 1951. Australian Recent and Tertiary Mollusca, family Cerithiopsidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 9(4): 383-396 [389]

Higo, S., Callomon, P. & Goto, Y. 1999. Catalogue and Bibliography of the Marine Shell-bearing Mollusca of Japan. Japan : Elle Scientific Publications 749 pp. [172]

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [127-128, fig. 46 G]

Laseron, C. 1956. The Family Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Dampierian Zoogeographical Provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 7(1): 151-182, figs 1-57 [167]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [258]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	30-Oct-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS)
01-Jun-2021	TRIPHOROIDEA	15-Mar-2012	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		29-Feb-2012	MODIFIED