Species Pellasimnia mcoyi (Tenison-Woods, 1878)
- Birostra mcoyi Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. On some new marine Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 14: 55-65 [56].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F448, Waterhouse, NE Tasmania.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Ovula (Birostra) McCoyi (Tenison-Woods, 1878). —
Tryon, G.W. 1885. Manual of Conchology - Structural and Systematic: With Illustrations of the Species. 1 Philadelphia : G.W. Tryon Vol. 7 308, 63 pl. [256] - Dissona mccoyi (Tenison-Woods, 1878) [change combination]. —
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [84] - Pellasimnia mcoyi (Tenison-Woods, 1878). —
Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D. 2009. The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. ConchBooks pp. 1-651. [116]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
South Australian coast to 40 miles west of Eucla, W. Australia. (Cate, 1973)
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
Lives on Melithaea octocorals.
General References
Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [84, fig 188: holotype]
Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D. 2009. The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. ConchBooks pp. 1-651. [116, pls 156, A245]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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07-Feb-2024 | LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 | 16-Aug-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS) |
01-Jun-2021 | CYPRAEOIDEA | 07-Mar-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
01-Jun-2021 | 05-Mar-2012 | MOVED | ||
13-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED |