Species Mesoginella inconspicua (Sowerby, 1846)
- Marginella inconspicua Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1846. Monograph of the genus Marginella. pp. 373-406, pls 74-78 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 1. [387-8, pl. 75, fig. 80].
- Marginella patria Cotton, B.C. 1949. Australian Recent and Tertiary Mollusca, Family Marginellidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 9(2): 197-224 [201, pl. 20].
Generic Combinations
- Mesoginella inconspicua (Sowerby, 1846). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [142]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
9-315 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2003. Mesoginella inconspicua (Sowerby, 1846). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Marginellidae/Pages/Mesoginella_inconspicua.htm (date accessed 19/01/2012)
Cossignani, T. 2006. Marginellidae and Cystiscidae of the world. L'Informatore Piceno pp. 1-408. [358]
Hewish, D.R. & Gowlett-Holmes, K.L. 1991. Mollusc type specimens in the South Australian Museum. 4. Gastropoda: Marginellidae. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 25(1): 57-70 [67]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MARGINELLIDAE | 19-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 10-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |