Species Mipus arbutum (Woolacott, 1954)
Strawberry Coral Shell
- Rhombothais arbutum Woolacott, L. 1954. New shells from N.S.W. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1954: 37-39 [38, fig.1,2].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.103330, Angourie, 3.5 miles south of Clarence River Heads, N.S.W.
Status unknown, AM C.103330 dry, Angourie Point, New South Wales, Australia [29°28'58.8'S, 153°22'1.2'E].
Generic Combinations
- Mipus arbutum (Woolacott, 1954). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [19, pl. 7, fig. 22]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
In crevices, intertidal, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
On rocks under algae
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Mipus arbutum (Woollacott, 1954). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Coralliophilinae/Pages/mipus_arbutum.htm (date accessed 14/10/11)
Kosuge, S. & Suzuki, M. 1985. Illustrated catalogue of Latiaxis and its related groups. Family Coralliophilidae. Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 1: 1-83 [6]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [19, pl. 7, fig. 22]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [73] (Strawberry Coral Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 06-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |