Species Onithochiton ashbyi Bednall & Matthews, 1906
- Onithochiton ashbyi Bednall, W.T. & Matthews, E.H.V. 1906. On new species of Polyplacophora from South Australia. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 7: 91-92 pl. 9 [Date published 29 June 1906] [92].
Type data:
Neotype SAMA D13745 (considered invalid by Zeidler, W. & Gowlett, K.L. 1986. Mollusc type-specimens in the South Australian Museum. 3. Polyplacophora. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 19: 97–115 [105], a possible syntype is in AM (C158444)), Port Willunga, SA.Subsequent designation references:
Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1940. The Molluscs of South Australia. Part 2. Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Aplacophora and Crepipoda. Adelaide : Government Printer 600 pp. [566]; Zeidler, W. & Gowlett, K.L. 1986. Mollusc type-specimens in the South Australian Museum. 3. Polyplacophora. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 19: 97-115.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IMCRA
Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: S Gulfs coast
Ecological Descriptors
Rock reef, sublittoral.
Extra Ecological Information
On encrusting calcareous red algae.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |