Species Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865)
- Ovulum angasi Reeve, L.A. 1865. Monograph of the genus Ovulum. pls 1, 3-14 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 15. [pl. 10, figs. 43a-b].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1969127, Port Curtis, Queensland, Australia. - Ovulum (Birostra) haynesi Sowerby, G.B. 1889. Description of fourteen new species of shells. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 20(123): 395-400, pl. 25 [397].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1924.3.27.17, Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. - Phenacovolva exsul Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [104].
- Neosimnia sureflexa Allan, J. 1956. Cowry Shells of World Seas. Melbourne : Georgian House 170 pp. [128].
- Simnia maesae Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [71] [Simnia maesae Cate, 1973 is regarded as a nomen dubium by Lorenz & Fehse (2009) “because it is based on a juvenile shell of uncertain origin, perhaps Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865)”. Consequently we treat it as a possible synonym of this species].
Type data:
Holotype MCZ ACC812, at Broome, Roebuck Bay, Wester Australia [17°57'S, 122°05'E].
Generic Combinations
- Phenacovolva (Pellasimnia) angasi (Reeve, 1865). —
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [97] - Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865). —
Iredale, T. 1935. Australian cowries. The Australian Zoologist 8(2): 96-135, pl. 8-9 [104] - Phenacovolva haynesi (Sowerby, 1889). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [203] - Volva (Phenacovolva) haynesis (Sowerby, 1889). —
Allan, J. 1956. Cowry Shells of World Seas. Melbourne : Georgian House 170 pp. [134]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Japan, Philippines, W Thailand, Indonesia and all of Australia (Lorenz & Fehse, 2009)
IMCRA
Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), 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), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives on gorgonians Alertiogorgia, Mopsella and Melithaea species
General References
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [97]
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 [59]
Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D. 2009. The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. ConchBooks pp. 1-651. [115-116, pls 155, 160, A243, A244]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [202, pl. 24, figs 11 a,b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 07-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 24-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED |