Species Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832)
- Fusus blosvillei Deshayes, G.P. 1832. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris 410 pp. [155].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHN, Ceylon. - Ricinula heptagonalis Reeve, L.A. 1847. Monograph of the genus Fusus. pls 1-14 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 4. [sp. 26, pl. 7, fig. 26].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1968476, Queensland, Australia. - Fusus lividus Philippi, R.A. 1847. Abbildungen und Beschriebungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien. Cassel : Theodor Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 1-50. [sp. 6, pl. 2, fig. 8].
Type data:
Lectotype locality unknown. - Fusus pachyraphe Smith, E.A. 1879. On a Collection of Mollusca from Japan. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1879: 181-218, pls 18-20 [205, pl. 20, figs 37, 37a].
- Bedeva pensa Iredale, T. 1940. Marine molluscs from Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, Australia, and New Caledonia. The Australian Zoologist 9(4): 429-443, pl. 32-34 [Date published 9 December 1940] [434-435, pl. 32, fig. 4].
- Bedeva vapida Woolacott, L. 1957. Notes on Australian shells. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1955-1956: 112-117, pl. 3 [114, figs 5-6].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.103336 dry, Keppel Bay, Yeppoon, Queensland, Australia [23°7'58.8'S, 150°43'58.8'E].
Generic Combinations
- Lataxiena (Lataxiena) blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [22, pl. 5, fig. 27a-b]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, marine, rocks.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on bivalves.
General References
Middelfart, P. 1997. An illustrated checklist of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2): 349-388 [362]
Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [479-483, figs 198, 199a-c]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [22, pl. 5, figs 27a-b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 17-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 29-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |