Species Laevidentalium lubricatum (Sowerby, 1860)
- Dentalium lubricatum Sowerby, G.B. 1860. Monograph of the genus Dentalium. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London Vol. 3. 97-104 pls [97].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1957.10.10.2–4, Dogs Bay, Australia on the sands.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1957.10.10.2–4 2 specimens (part of same lot as lectotype).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 [118]. - Dentalium (Laevidentalium) laseroni Colman, P.H. 1958. New South Wales Dentaliidae (Phylum Mollusca, Class Scaphopoda). Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1956–7: 140-147 [143 fig. 7].
Type data:
Holotype AM C62221, Broken Bay, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM C62220 4 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [118]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Transition (3), 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), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Transition (5)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Central E coast, Lower E coast, SE oceanic
- Northern Territory: Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast
- Queensland: Central E coast, Gulf of Carpentaria, NE coast, NE oceanic
- Tasmania: Bass Strait
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Central W coast, N coast, NW coast, NW oceanic
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, sand bottom, silt bottoms.
Extra Ecological Information
In littoral coarse or fine sand and dredged in muddy silt, or sand to 1125 m.
General References
Glover, E., Taylor, J. & Whittaker, J. 2003. Distribution, abundance and foraminiferal diet of an intertidal scaphopod, Laevidentalium lubricatum, around the Burrup Peninsula, Dampier, Western Australia. pp.225-240 in Wells, F.E., Walker, D.I. & Jones, D.S. The Marine Flora and Fauna of Dampier, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Marine Biological Workshop. Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 1.
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 [118]
Reynolds, P. D. 2002. The Scaphopoda. Advances in Marine Biology 42: 137-236
Sahlmann, B. 2011. Bibliography of the Scaphopod Molluscs of the Philippine Archipelago and Surrounding Waters. Schriften zur Malakozoologie 26: 47-52 [Date published 30 Dec]
Sartori, A.F. & Scarabino, V. 2014. Laevidentalium lubricatum. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344240 (Accessed on 2015-07-24)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [612]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 11-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |