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Species Notocochlis gualteriana (Récluz, 1844)

Spotted Sand Shell

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, sand flats.

 

General References

Beechey, D. 2000. Natica gualtieriana Recluz, 1844. The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Naticidae/Pages/Natica_gualtieriana.htm (date accessed 26/7/2012)

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1971. The family Naticidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in the Fiji Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 8: 169-208 [180-182]

Hedley, C. 1913. Studies of Australian Mollusca. Part XI. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 38: 258–339 [298]

Hollmann, M. 2008. Naticidae. pp. 482-500 in Poppe, G.T. Philippine Marine Mollusks. Volume 1. Gastropoda Part 1. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks Vol. 3 pp.1-758, pls 1-312. [494, pl. 192, fig. 4]

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 [57]

Kabat, A.R. 1996. Biogeography of the genera of Naticidae (Gastropoda) in the Indo-Pacific. American Malacological Bulletin 12(1/2): 29-35 [33]

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [207-208]

Kilburn, R.N. 1976. A revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca). Annals of the Natal Museum 22(3): 829-884 [835-837]

Subba Rao, N.V. 2003. Indian Seashells (Part 1). Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper (192): 1-416 [185]

Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [66]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [216, pl. 36, fig. 19]

 

Common Name References

McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [84] (as Notocochis vafer Finlay) (Spotted Sand Shell)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021 NATICIDAE 26-Jul-2012 MOVED Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021 26-Jul-2012 MOVED
01-Jun-2021 26-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
17-Feb-2012 MODIFIED