Species Margovula pyriformis (Sowerby, 1828)
Pyriform Egg Cowry, Pyriform Ovulid
- Ovulum pyriformis Sowerby, G.B. 1828. On the Recent species of the genus Ovulum. Zoological Journal of London 4: 145-162 [151].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1969135, "Hab. ad littora Novae Cambriae Meridionalis [NSW] designated "below the low tide mark, Mackay, Queensland".
Generic Combinations
- Margovula pyriformis (Sowerby, 1828). —
Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [103]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
SE Africa, India, Melanesia
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives on a grey sea anemone; to 60 m
General References
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [16-17]
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 [59]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [202, text fig.; pl. 24 figs 24 a,b]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [32, pl. 68, 69] (Pyriform Ovulid)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [118, pl. 119] (Pyriform Egg Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 24-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |