Species Ophicardelus quoyi H. & A. Adams, 1855

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Species Ophicardelus quoyi H. & A. Adams, 1855

Ophicardelus quoyi Adams, H. & Adams, A. 1855. Contributions towards the natural history of the Auriculidae, a family of pulmoniferous Mollusca; with descriptions of many new species from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1854: 30-37 [10 Jan. 1855] [34].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 196979 9 specimens, Moreton Bay, QLD.
Melampus tetricus Morelet, A. 1864. Description de coquilles inédites. Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 286-290 [1 July 1864] [290].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost (possibly MNHP), NSW.
Ophicardelus irregularis Mousson, A. 1869. Description de quelques nouvelles espèces terrestres de divers points de l'Océan Pacifique et de l'Australie. Journal de Conchyliologie 17: 55-68 [64].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZUM presumed lost, Tom Thumb Lagoon, Wollongong, NSW.
Ophicardelus minor Mousson, A. 1869. Description de quelques nouvelles espèces terrestres de divers points de l'Océan Pacifique et de l'Australie. Journal de Conchyliologie 17: 55-68 [65].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZUM presumed lost, Tom Thumb Lagoon, Wollongong, NSW.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Iredale, T. 1926. Three Victorian species of Ophicardelus (Class Mollusca). Victorian Naturalist 42: 268-270 [270]

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Victoria

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.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Vic: Flinders (FLI), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Detritivore.

Extra Ecological Information

Salt marsh.

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)

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