Species Laevilitorina johnstoni (Cotton, 1945)
- Pellax johnstoni Cotton, B.C. 1945. Southern Australian Gastropoda. Part 1. Streptoneura. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 69(1): 150-171 [164, pl. 12, figs 3, 4].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D.14200, Ellenbrook (=Ellensbrook), south Western Australia. - Laevilitorina burni Ponder, W.F. 1976. Three species of Littorinidae from southern Australia. Malacological Review 9(1-2): 105-114 [106, text-fig. 8, pl. 1, fig. 1, pl. 2, figs 5, 6].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.100919 dry, on limestone platform, Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia [33°38'60"S, 115°1'1.2"E].
Generic Combinations
- Laevilitorina (Laevilitorina) johnstoni (Cotton, 1945). —
Reid, D.G. 1989. The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological Sciences 324: 1-110 [92]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Venus Bay, SA to Cape Naturaliste, WA
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Ponder, W.F. & Rosewater, J. 1979. Rectifications in the nomenclature of some Indo-Pacific Littorinidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(4): 773-782 [779]
Reid, D.G. 1989. The comparative morphology, phylogeny and evolution of the gastropod family Littorinidae. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological Sciences 324: 1-110 [92]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [144, text fig.]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | LITTORINOIDEA | 15-Feb-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 25-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |