Species Marinula parva (Swainson, 1855)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Cremnobates parva Swainson, W. 1855. On the characters of the several amphibious volutes allied to the genus Melampus. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 3: 42-46 [Jan. 1855] [44].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost (possibly BMNH), Oyster Cove, near Hobart, TAS.
• Alexia harrissoni Beddome, C.E. 1883. Description of some new marine shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1882: 167-170 [Date published 1883] [169].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) QVM 9:5825 2 specimens, near mouth of freshwater creek on banks of Derwent River, TAS.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [216] (based on original descriptions and an examination of types)

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Tas: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

IMCRA

Tasmanian Shelf Province (36)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Tasmania: Tas. coast

Ecological Descriptors

Coastal salt marsh, detritivore.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)