Species Latiaxis mawae (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
Flat Topped Coral Shell
- Pyrula mawae Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E. 1833. The Mollusca and Radiata. pp. 1–192 in Cuvier, G.L.C.F.D. (ed.). The Animal Kingdom. London : Whittaker & Co. Vol. 12 601 pp. 40 pls. [599, pl. 25, figs3-4].
- Rapa (Latiaxis) delesserti Tryon, G.W. 1880. Muricinae and Purpurinae. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : G.W. Tryon Vol. 2. [203, fig. 346].
- Latiaxis pilsbryi Hirase, S. 1908. On Japanese marine Mollusca (II), with the descriptions of new species of Muricidae and Buccinidae. Conchological Magazine 2(12): 69-74, pls 41-42.
Type data:
Status unknown, Kashiwajima, southwestern Shikoku, Japan. - Latiaxis kylix Barnard, K.H. 1959. Contributions to the knowledge of South African Marine Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda: Prosobranchiata: Rachiglossa. Annals of the South African Museum 45(1): 1-237, figs 1-52 [188, text-fig. 37].
Type data:
Status unknown, Cape Natal, South Africa.
Generic Combinations
- Latiaxis mawae (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [19, pl. 7, fig. 25]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
200 m
General References
Hylleberg, J & Kilburn, R.N. 2003. Marine Molluscs of Vietnam: Annotations, voucher material, and species in need of verification. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 28: 1-299 [78]
Kosuge, S. & Suzuki, M. 1985. Illustrated catalogue of Latiaxis and its related groups. Family Coralliophilidae. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1: 1-83 [5, pl. 1 figs 1-13]
McMichael, D.F. 1961. New Species and New Records of Marine Mollusca from Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia (5): 51-57, pls 4, 5 [52, pl. 4, figs 4-5]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [19, pl. 7, fig. 25]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [274, pl. 750] (Flat Topped Coral Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 06-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |