Species Microvoluta miranda (Smith, 1891)
- Mitra miranda Smith, E.A. 1891. Descriptions of new species of shells from the 'Challenger' Expedition. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891: 436–445 [440, pl. 34, fig. 12].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1889.10.12.17-24, Station 16B, off Sydney, (New South Wales, Australia), 410 fathoms (750 m). - Microvoluta ponderi Cernohorsky, W.O. 1975. The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca Part 3. With descriptions of new taxa and remarks on an Ecuadorian fossil species of Turridae. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 12: 213-234 [227, figs 42-46].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.98330 dry, east of Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0'S,151°24'0'E].
Generic Combinations
- Microvoluta miranda (Smith, 1891). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [159]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Microvoluta intermedia auct. [misidentification, in part, not Conomitra intermedia Dall, 1890]. —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. Systematics of the families Mitridae & Volutomitridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 8: 1-190 [120, pl. 15, fig. 6]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental rise, continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
118-1,097 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2003. Microvoluta miranda (E.A. Smith, 1891). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Volutomitridae/Pages/Microvoluta_miranda.htm (date accessed 8/12/2011)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1970. Systematics of the families Mitridae & Volutomitridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 8: 1-190 [120, pl. 15, fig. 6] (as Microvoluta intermedia)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1983. The taxonomy of some Indo-Pacific Mollusca. Part 11. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 20: 185-207 [196, figs 25-27]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [159, text fig.]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | OLIVOIDEA | 08-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 28-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |