Species Mammilla simiae (Deshayes, 1838)
Monkey Sand Shell
- Natica simiae Deshayes, G.P. & Milne Edwards, H. 1838. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Baillière Vol. 8 pp. 1-660. [653].
Type data:
Status unknown, Queensland; New Zealand. - Mammilla propesimniae Iredale, T. 1929. Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 337-352, pls 37-38 [341, pl. 38, fig. 5].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57851 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0"S, 151°13'58.8"E]. - Mammilla plumatilis Iredale, T. 1936. Australian molluscan notes. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [312, pl. 23, fig. 18].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.60678 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0"S, 151°13'58.8"E].
Generic Combinations
- Polinices (Mammilla) simiae (Deshayes, 1838). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [221, pl. 36, fig. 36] - Mamilla simiae (Deshayes, 1838). —
Rehder, H.A. 1980. The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascura) and Sala y Gómez. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 289: 1–167 [65]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Polynices sebae [sic.]. —
Dall, W.H. 1908. Report on the dredging operations of the west coast of Central America, to the Galapagos, to the west coast of Mexico, and in the Gulf of California, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, carried on by the U.S. Fish Comm. Steamer "Albatross", during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.M., commanding, XXXVIII. and Reports on the scientific results of the expedition to the eastern tropical Pacific … etc. XV. The Mollusca and Brachiopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 43: 205–487, pls 1–22 [437]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, 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 Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, intertidal, marine, sand flats.
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Polinices simiae (Deshayes in Deshayes & Edwards, 1838). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Naticidae/Pages/Polinices_simiae.htm (date accessed 26/7/2012)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1971. The family Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Fiji Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 8: 169-208 [199-201, fig. 68]
Hollmann, M. 2008. Naticidae. pp. 482-500 in Poppe, G.T. Philippine Marine Mollusks. Volume 1. Gastropoda Part 1. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks Vol. 3 pp.1-758, pls 1-312. [482, pl. 186, fig. 8]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [57]
Kilburn, R.N. 1976. A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). Annals of the Natal Museum 22(3): 829-884 [863-864]
Rehder, H.A. 1980. The marine mollusks of Easter Island (Isla de Pascura) and Sala y Gómez. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 289: 1–167 [65-66]
Streitz, M. 1992. Moon Shells of Thailand. Part 2. Xenophora. Association française de conchyliologie 60: 12-25 [14]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [221, pl. 36, fig. 36]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [64, pl. 45, figs 8-8a]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [137] (Monkey Sand Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | NATICIDAE | 26-Jul-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 23-Jul-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 17-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |