Species Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849)
- Triton gemmatus 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. 15, fig. 60c] [as Triton gemmatus var. +ƒ Reeve, 1844].
- Triton mundum Gould, A.A. 1849. Dr Gould presented the following descriptions of new shells, brought home by the U.S. Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 3: 118-121, 140-145 [143].
Type data:
Lectotype USNM 5695, Tutuila, American Samoa.
Generic Combinations
- Cymatium (Monoplex) mundum (Gould, 1849). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [245, pl. 42, fig. 11] - Monoplex mundus (Gould, 1849). —
Beu, A.G., Bouchet, P. & Tröndlé, J. 2012. Tonnoidean gastropods of French Polynesia. Molluscan Research 32(2): 61-120 [96-97, fig. 5F]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral, coral reef, intertidal, marine, sand, subtidal.
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. 8]
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 [105, figs 32a-j]
Beu, A.G. 1999. Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae of Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Honshu, Japan. The Yuriyagai 7(1): 1-91 [26, figs 50-52]
Beu, A.G., Bouchet, P. & Tröndlé, J. 2012. Tonnoidean gastropods of French Polynesia. Molluscan Research 32(2): 61-120 [96-97, fig. 5F]
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1967. The Bursidae, Cymatiidae and Colubrariidae of Fiji. Veliger 9(3): 310-329 [317, pl. 44, fig. 17]
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [115, fig. 345]
Henning, T. & Hemmen, J. 1993. Ranellidae and Personidae of the World. Wiesbaden, Germany : V.C. Hemmen 263 pp. [65, pl. 12, fig. 5]
Hinton, A. 1972. Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific. Milton : Jacaranda Press xviii 94 pp. [12, fig. 16]
Ladd, H.S. 1977. Cenozoic fossil mollusks from western Pacific islands; Gastropods (Eratoidae through Harpidae). United States Geological Survey Professional Papers 533: iv 84 pp., pls 1-23 [34, pl. 11, figs 9, 10]
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217
Rippingale, O.H. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef shells. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 210 pp. [67, pl. 7, fig. 10]
Salvat, B. & Rives, C. 1975. Coquillages de Polynésie. Tahiti : Papéete Les editions du pacifique, 391 pp. [305, fig. 173]
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [84, fig. 270]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [245, pl. 42, fig. 11]
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 |