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Species Lunella (Ninella) torquata (Gmelin, 1791)

Sydney Or Heavy Turban Shell


Compiler and date details

September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Reviewed by Bruce Marshall (Tepapa, New Zealand).

December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Miscellaneous Literature Names

 

Introduction

Turbo stamineus (Martyn, 1784), an unacceptable name, was often used for this species.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

In crevices, infratidal fringe, low intertidal, marine, rocky shore.

Extra Ecological Information

Live among weeds

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
18-Aug-2021 TROCHOIDEA 23-Jan-2023 MODIFIED
07-Sep-2011 TURBINIDAE 07-Sep-2011 MOVED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM)
18-Aug-2021 06-Sep-2011 MODIFIED
26-Aug-2011 MODIFIED