Genus Metalaeospira Pillai, 1970
Compiler and date details
Jan 2011 - P. Hutchings & M. Yerman, Australian Museum, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Metalaeospira Pillai, T.G. 1970. Studies on a collection of spirorbids from Ceylon, together with a critical review and revision of spirorbid systematics and an account of their phylogeny and zoogeography. Ceylon Journal of Science Biological Sciences 8: 100-172.
Type species:
Spirorbis pixelli Harris, 1969 by original designation.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), 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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Bass Strait, Lower E coast, Lower W coast, S Gulfs coast, Tas. Coast
- New Zealand
- North Island
Citations
Metalaeospira.
—Knight-Jones, P. 1973. Spirorbinae (Serpulidae: Polychaeta) from South-Eastern Australia. A new genus, four new subgenera and seven new species. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology) 24: 231–259 [233].
—Knight-Jones, E.W., Knight-Jones, P. & Llewellyn, L.C. 1974. Spirorbinae (Polychaeta: Serpulidae) from southeastern Australia: Notes on their taxonomy, ecology and distribution. Records of the Australian Museum 29: 107–151 [121].
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | 15-Feb-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Oct-2023 | 03-Nov-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Oct-2023 | 09-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |