Species Naccula punctata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Dotted Limpet
Compiler and date details
July 2014 - Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. David Lindberg reviewed the group.
- Patelloida punctata Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1834. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1829. Paris : J. Tastu Zoologie Vol. 3 366 pp. [365, pl. 71, figs 40, 42].
Type data:
Status unknown, King George Sound, South WA.Secondary source:
Oliver, W.R.B. 1926. Australasian Patelloididae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 56: 547-582 [566]; Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [313]. - Nacella parva Angas, G.F. 1878. Descriptions of ten species of marine shells from the province of South Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1878(4): 861-864 [862, pl. 54, fig. 12].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Oliver, W.R.B. 1926. Australasian Patelloididae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 56: 547-582 [566]
Generic Combinations
- Naccula punctata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [32]
Nakano, T. & Sasaki, T. 2011. Recent advances in molecular phylogeny, systematics and evolution of patellogastropod limpets. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 203–217 [210]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Bass Strait to Fremantle, WA
IMCRA
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), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, on macrophytes (associated flora: Cymodocea antarctica (Labill.) Endl. [APOCYNACEAE] Wire Weed; Zostrea sp.), seagrass, sublittoral, subtidal.
General References
Gatliff, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1922. Additions to and alterations in the catalogue of Victorian marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria n.s. 34(2): 128–161 [153] (as Nacella parva)
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [50] (as Nacella parva)
Nakano, T. & Sasaki, T. 2011. Recent advances in molecular phylogeny, systematics and evolution of patellogastropod limpets. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 203–217 [210] (treats parva and punctata as seperate species)
Oliver, W.R.B. 1926. Australasian Patelloididae. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 56: 547-582 [566]
Verco, J.C. 1906. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part IV. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 30: 205-224 [214] (and p. 208 as Nacella parva)
Verco, J.C. 1907. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part V. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 31: 99-110 [Date published Dec.] [101] (as Nacella parva)
Verco, J.C. 1912. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XV. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 36: 181-191 [183] (as Nacella parva)
Verco, J.C. 1912. Notes on the marine shells of Western Australia. Part II. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 36: 192-205 [194] (as Nacella parva)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [32] (synonymise parva and punctata)
Common Name References
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [313] (used for the available name N. punctata) (Dotted Limpet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2012 | EOGASTROPODA | 09-May-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 09-May-2012 | 09-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 21-Jul-2014 | 08-Mar-2012 | ADDED | ||
| Nacellidae Thiele, 1929 (OBIS load) | 26-May-2021 | MODIFIED |