Species Paradentalium hemileuron (Verco, 1911)
- Dentalium hemileuron Verco, J.C. 1911. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XIV. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 204-215 [208 pl. 26].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13727, Cape Jaffa, SA, 600 m.
Paratype(s) USNM 251985. - Dentalium (Dentalium) tignum Colman, P.H. 1958. New South Wales Dentaliidae (Phylum Mollusca, Class Scaphopoda). Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1956–7: 140-147 [141 fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype AM C24485, 35 miles [56.3 km] E of Sydney, NSW, 800 fathoms [1463 m].
Paratype(s) AM C24485 12 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Lamprell, K.L. & Healy, J.M. 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 24: 1-189 [29]
Generic Combinations
- Paradentalium hemileuron (Verco, 1911). —
Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1933. South Australian shells. Part 8. South Australian Naturalist 14: 135-150 pl. 1 figs 1-4a [139]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lower E coast
- South Australia: S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Bass Strait
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Great Australian Bight, Lower W coast, SW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Shallow infaunal, dredged in depths up to 600 m.
General References
Lamprell, K.L. & Healy, J.M. 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 24: 1-189 [29]
Scarabino, V. 2008. Paradentalium hemileuron. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344526 (Accessed on 2015-08-03)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [498]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 03-Aug-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |