Subspecies Austrasiatica langfordi moretonensis (Schilder, 1965)
Cape Moreton Cowry
- Schilderia langfordi mortonensis Schilder, F.A. 1965. Zur Kenntnis der Cypraeidae. 9. Eine zweite dcberaschung aus Queensland. Archiv für Molluskenkunde 94(1/2): 55-60 [57].
Type data:
Holotype 10-20 miles NE of Cape Moreton, Queensland.
Generic Combinations
- Nesiocypraea (Austrasiatica) langfordi moretonensis (Schilder, 1965). —
Lorenz, F. 2002. New Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-292. [73] - Nesiocypraea langfordi moretonensis (Schilder, 1965). —
Lorenz, F. & Hubert, A. 2000. A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-584. [111]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
General References
Lorenz, F. 2002. New Worldwide Cowries. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-292. [73-74]
Meyer, C.P. 2004. Toward comprehensiveness: increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156 (although species is not directly mentioned, the name Austrasiatica is lifted to genus level and the species follows)
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [190, pl. 34 figs 11 a-c]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [271, pl. 742] (Cape Moreton Cowry)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 23-Nov-2011 | MODIFIED |