Species Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829)
Nodule Castror Bean, The Consumed Ricinula
Compiler and date details
June 2017 - Burghardt, I.
- Purpura chaidea Duclos, M. 1832. Description de quelques espèces de Pourpres, servant de type a six sections establies dans ce Genre. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris 26: 103-113 [106, pl. 1, fig. 4].
- Purpura nassoides Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1832. [1832-1833] Voyages de decouvertes de l'Astrolabe execute par ordre du Roi pendant les années 1826-1829 sous le commandement de M. J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie 2: 1–686 [564, pl. 38, figs 7-9].
Generic Combinations
- Morula chaidea (Duclos, 1832). —
Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. Shells of the Philippines. Manila : Carfel Seashell Museum 377 pp., 100 pls. [146] - Morula (Oppomorus) nodulifera (Menke, 1829). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [45, pl. 5, figs 8a-c] - Oppomorus nodulifera (Menke, 1829).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Western Pacific, from Philippines to Tonga. WA and NT distributions are in doubt (Wilson 1994)
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Kenn Transition (16), Northeast Province (18), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal.
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Morula nodulifera (Menke, 1829). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Rapaninae/Pages/morula_nodulifera.htm (date accessed 24/10/11)
Blainville, H.M.D. de 1832. Dispostion méthodique des espèces récentes et fossiles des genres Pourpre, Ricinule. Nouvelles Annales du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 1: 189-263
Bouchet, P. 2013. Oppomorus noduliferus (Menke, 1829). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716641 (Accessed on 2017-06-14)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [69, pl. 20, fig. 1] (as Morula chaidea (Duclos, 1832))
Claremont, M., Houart, R., Williams, S.T. & Reid, D.G. 2012. A molecular phylogenetic framework for the Ergalataxinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 79(1): 19-29
Houart, R. 2004. Review of the recent species of Morula (Oppomorus), M. (Azumamorula) and M. (Habromorula) (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). Novapex 5(4): 91-130 [94, figs A, 22, 24, 32, 46-52]
Iredale, T. 1937. Mollusca. pp. 232-261, pls 15-17 in Whitley, G.P. The Middleton and Elizabeth Reefs South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8: 232-261 [Date published 12 March] [258]
Maes, V.O. 1967. The littoral marine mollusks of Cocos-Keeling Islands (Indian Ocean). Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 119: 93–217 [130, pl. 11G] (as Drupa (Drupella) chaidea (Duclos, 1832))
Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. 2009. Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp.196-219 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.). The New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity Volume 1: Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Christchurch : Canterbury University Press 566 pp.
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [45, pl. 5, figs 8a-c]
Common Name References
Cotton, B.C. 1956. Family Muricidae. Royal Society of South Australia, Malacological Section, Publication 8. 2 pls, 8 unnumbered [no. 12] (Nodule Castror Bean)
Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Ricinula. pls 1-6 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [s 21] (as Ricinula chaidea) (The Consumed Ricinula)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 14-Jun-2017 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | ||
| 11-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |