Species Monoplex exaratus (Reeve, 1844)
Ploughed Triton
- Triton exaratus Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 13, figs 50a, b].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1978142, North Australia. - Triton obscurus Adams, A. 1855. Descriptions of twenty-seven new species of Shells, from the Collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1854(22): 311-317 [312] [not Triton obscurus Reeve, 1844].
Type data:
Lectotype Sydney, NSW. - Tritonium granulatum Dunker, G. 1871. Mollusca nova Musei Godeffroy Hamburgensis. Malakozoologische Blätter 18: 150–175 [166] [unrecognisable].
- Lotorium (Cymatium) kiiense Sowerby, G.B. 3rd 1915. Descriptions of new species of mollusca from various localities. Annals and Magazine of Natural History series 8 16: 164-170 [165, pl. 10, fig. 7].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1919.12.31.30, Kii, Japan. - Cymatium zimara Iredale, T. 1929. Strange molluscs in Sydney Harbour. The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 337-352, pls 37-38 [346, pl. 8, fig. 11].
Type data:
Holotype AM C57849 dry, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia [33°51'0"S, 151°13'58.8"E]. - Cabestanimorpha euclia Cotton, B.C. 1945. Southern Australian gastropoda. Part 2. Doliacea. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 69(2): 249-262 [252, fig. 2].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D6515, 9 miles W of Eucla, south Western Australia. - Cymatium (Turritriton) loebbeckei Kawamoto T. & Tanabe, M. 1956. Catalogue of molluscan shells of Yamaguti Prefecture, (in Japanese). Bulletin of the Yamaguti Prefectura. 171 pp., 25 pls [31].
Generic Combinations
- Cymatium (Turritriton) exaratum exaratum (Reeve, 1844). —
Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. Ranellidae and Personidae of the World. Wiesbaden, Germany : V.C. Hemmen 263 pp. [99, pl. 21, fig. 1] - Cymatium (Monoplex) exaratum (Reeve, 1844). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [245, pl. 42, figs 1a-b]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cabestanimorpha zimara auct. —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [54]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, continental shelf, intertidal, marine, predator, rock reef, rocks, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
Exposed; sheltered habitats; to 160 m
General 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. [114, text, fig. 4]
Beechey, D. 2000. Cymatium exaratum (Reeve, 1844). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Ranellidae/Pages/Cymatium_exaratum.htm (date accessed 12/7/2012)
Beu, A.G. 1998. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae. A monograph of the New Caledonian fauna, with revisions of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 178: 1-256 [89, figs 23n, 27a-k]
Beu, A.G. 1999. Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae of Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Honshu, Japan. The Yuriyagai 7(1): 1-91 [22, figs 37-41]
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [52, fig. 130]
Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. Ranellidae and Personidae of the World. Wiesbaden, Germany : V.C. Hemmen 263 pp. [99, pl. 21, fig. 1]
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [54]
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [82, fig. 268]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [245, pl. 42, figs 1a-b]
Common Name References
Reeve, L.A. 1844. Monograph of the genus Triton. pls 1-20 in Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologica Iconica. London : Reeve & Bentham Vol. 2. [pl. 13, fig. 50] (Ploughed Triton)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TONNOIDEA | 12-Jul-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |