Species Laevidentalium leptosceles (Watson, 1879)
- Dentalium leptosceles Watson R.B. 1879. Mollusca of the 'Challenger' Expedition. Part II. The Solenoconchia, comprising the genera Dentalium, Siphodentalium and Cadulus. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 14: 508-529 [513].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1887.2.9.21, S of Australia, 2600 fathoms [4755 m] [42°42´S 134°10´E].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1887.2.9.22 1 specimen, same data as for lectotype; BMNH 1889.11.11.162 1 specimen (wet preserved), same data as for lectotype.Subsequent designation references:
Ludbrook, N.H. 1954. The John Murray Expedition 1933–34. Scientific Reports. 10(2): 91–120 pl. 1. [104] (referred to a holotype); 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 [112] (unnecessary designation of lectotype as Ludbrook's (1954) incorrect reference to a 'holotype' can be accepted as a lectotype designation (ICZN 1985, Art. 74b)).Secondary source:
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 [7, pl. 1 fig. 6]. - Dentalium banale Boissevain, M. 1906. The Scaphopoda of the Siboga Expedition treated together with the known Indo-Pacific Scaphopoda. Siboga-Expéditie Report 54: 1-76 [55, pl. 6 fig. 30].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMA 3.06.068, East Timor Sea, Siboga Stn 300, 918 m, fine grey mud [10°48.6'S 123°23.1'E].
Paralectotype(s) ZMA 3.06.069 1 specimen.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 [114].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Laevidentalium leptosceles (Watson, 1879). —
Sharp, B. & Pilsbry, H.A. in Pilsbry, H.A. & Sharp, B. 1897. [1897–1898] Scaphopoda. i-xxxii 1-280 pls 1-39 in Tryon, G.W. Jr (ed.). Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Academy of Sciences Vol. 17. [110]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific: Africa to Indonesia, Australia & New Caledonia
IMCRA
Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4), Southern Province (8), West Tasmania Transition (9)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: S oceanic
- Tasmania: SE oceanic
- Western Australia: NW oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, unknown bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Fine mud & unknown bottom type, dredged in 4756 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 [112, 114]
Scarabino, V. 2008. Laevidentalium leptosceles (Watson, 1879). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344239 (Accessed on 2015-08-04)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [567, 609-610]
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 [7] (incorrect spelling as Dentalium leptoskeles)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 28-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |