Species Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810
- Ovula costellata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1810. Suite de genres Porcelaine. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 16: 89-114 [110].
Type data:
Holotype "l'Océan des Grandes Indes" restricted to Zanzibar, E. Africa [05°30'S, 39°30'E]. - Ovula angulosa Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [367].
Type data:
Holotype MHNG.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D. 2009. The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. ConchBooks pp. 1-651. [113] (see reference for two additional synonyms)
Generic Combinations
- Amphiperas costellata (Lamarck, 1810). —
Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [102]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
On Sarcophyton and Cladiella species
General References
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [65]
Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D. 2009. The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. ConchBooks pp. 1-651. [112, pls 148, A239, A240]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [202, pl. 25, figs 2 a,b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 24-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |