Species Mesoginella turbinata (Sowerby, 1846)
Turbinate Margin Shell
- Marginella turbinata 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. [373, pl. 75, fig. 70].
- Marginella albina Gaskoin, J.S. 1853. On the genus Pachybathron and on some new species of Marginella. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2 11: 356-360, pl. 1 [358, pl. 12, fig. 7,8, pl. 13, fig. 7,8].
- Marginella pattisoni Cotton, B.C. 1944. Australian margin shells: Marginellidae. South Australian Naturalist 22(4): 9-16 [11, fig. 10].
- Marginella leia Cotton, B.C. 1944. Australian margin shells: Marginellidae. South Australian Naturalist 22(4): 9-16 [10, fig. 11].
- Marginella turbinata pusilla Laseron, C. 1948. New South Wales Marginellidae. Records of the Australian Museum 22(1): 35-48, pls 5-6 [37, pl. 5, fig. 2] [as Marginella turbinata var. pusilla Laseron, 1948].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.103361 dry, off Twofold Bay, New South Wales, Australia [37°4'58.8'S,150°0'0'E].
Generic Combinations
- Mesoginella turbinata (Sowerby, 1846). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [142]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, 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)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, intertidal, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 274 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2003. Mesoginella turbinata (Sowerby, 1846). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Marginellidae/Pages/Mesoginella_turbinata.htm (date accessed 19/01/2012)
Cossignani, T. 2006. Marginellidae and Cystiscidae of the world. L'Informatore Piceno pp. 1-408. [361]
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 [64,67]
Laseron, C. 1948. New South Wales Marginellidae. Records of the Australian Museum 22(1): 35-48, pls 5-6 [35]
Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas. Florida : The Shell Store Vol. 1. [35]
Wagner, R.J.L & Abbott, R.T. 1977. Standard Catalog of Shells. Greenville, Delaware : American Malacologists 3rd. [22-011, 014]
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. [176, fig. 6] (Turbinate Margin Shell)
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) |
| 16-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |