Species Mitra papalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Papal Mitre
- Voluta mitra papalis Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10, 824 pp. [732].
Type data:
Lectotype Indonesia: Moluccas: Ceram [= Seram] Island.Subsequent designation references:
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1976. The Mitridae of the World. Part I. The Subfamily Mitrinae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17): 273-528 [309].
Generic Combinations
- Mitra (Mitra) papalis (Linnaeus, 1758). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [146]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, rubble, sand, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1976. The Mitridae of the World. Part I. The Subfamily Mitrinae. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 3(17): 273-528 [308, pl. 260]
Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Mitra. pls 1-27 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [sp. 9, pl. 2, fig. 9]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [146, pl. 21, figs 23a-b]
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [158, pl. 159] (Papal Mitre)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MITRIDAE | 31-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 26-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED |