Species Opalia ballinensis (Smith, 1891)
- Scalaria ballinensis Smith, E.A. 1891. Notes on some shells recently received by the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 7: 135-140 [1 Jan. 1891] [139].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1890.12.13.54–7, Ballina, near mouth of the Richmond River, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Opalia ballinensis (Smith, 1891). —
Brown, L.G. & Neville, B.D. 2015. Catalog of the recent taxa of the families Epitoniidae and Nystiellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with a bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. Zootaxa 3907(1): 1-188 [43] - Opalia (Dentiscala) ballinensis (Smith, 1891). —
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [138]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, subtidal.
General References
Beechey, D. 2008. Opalia ballinensis (E.A. Smith, 1891). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Epitoniidae/Pages/Opalia_ballinensis.htm (date accessed 7/3/2012)
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 [52]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [138, fig. 428]
WoRMS 2010. Opalia ballinensis (E. A. Smith, 1891). In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=524054 (Accessed on 2015-09-09)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | EPITONIOIDEA | 23-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |
| 13-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |