Species Melampus (Melampus) luteus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Auricula lutea Quoy, J.R.C & Gaimard, J.P. 1832. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 2 320 pp. [163-165, pl. 13, figs. 25-27].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP no number 4 specimens, L'Île Vanikoro.Secondary source:
Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1854. Monograph of Ellobium and Melampus, two genera of pulmoniferous Mollusca. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1854: 7-13 [30 Dec. 1854] [10]. - Melampus patulus Lowe, R.T. 1832. On the genera Melampus, Pedipes and Truncatella: with experiments tending to demonstrate the real nature of the respiratory organs in these Mollusca. Zoologische Jahrbücher 5: 280-305 [289].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost (possibly BMNH), Australia.
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. [217] (based on original descriptions and an examination of types)
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Littoral, supralittoral.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |