Species Bayerotrochus westralis (Whitehead, 1987)
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Pleurotomaria westralis Whitehead, T. 1987. Letter concerning Perotrochus westralis. Hawaiian Shell News 4: 11 [11].
Type data:
Lectotype ZMA Cat. No. 3.87.045, Western Australia.Subsequent designation references:
Wagner, H.P. & Coomans, H.E. 1990. Review of the Perotrochus africanus complex, with a note on the nomenclature of the Western Australian species (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Pleurotomariidae). Gloria Maris 29(3): 41-52 [50].Secondary source:
Burch, T. 1987. Editorial Note in Shelletters. Hawaiian Shell News 35(4): 11 [11]. - Perotrochus 'aff. teramachii Kuroda' Kosuge, S. 1985. Noteworthy Mollusca from North-Western Australia (1) (preliminary report). Bulletin of the Institute of Malacology, Tokyo 2(3): 58-59, pls 22-23 [Date published 10 July 1985] [58, pl. 22, figs. 1-2] [invalid name].
- Pleurotoma westralis Woodward, F. R. 1986. The Glasgow Museum and Conchiology. Hawaiian Shell News 34(6): 7-8 [7] [nomen nudum].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Wagner, H.P. & Coomans, H.E. 1990. Review of the Perotrochus africanus complex, with a note on the nomenclature of the Western Australian species (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Pleurotomariidae). Gloria Maris 29(3): 41-52 [49]
Generic Combinations
- Perotrochus westralis (Whitehead, 1987). —
Wagner, H.P. & Coomans, H.E. 1990. Review of the Perotrochus africanus complex, with a note on the nomenclature of the Western Australian species (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Pleurotomariidae). Gloria Maris 29(3): 41-52 [49]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [45] - Bayerotrochus westralis (Whitehead, 1987). —
Harasewych, M.G. 2002. Pleurotomarioidean Gastropods. Advances in Marine Biology 42: 237-294, pls 1-6 [272]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Perotrochus tangaroana non Bouchet & Métivier, 1982 [misidentification - is Bayerotrochus westralis]. —
Okutani, T. & Goto, Y. 1985. A new locality of Perotrochus tangaroana Bouchet & Métivier. Chiribotan 16(2): 35-36 [Date published 31 July 1985] [35-36] - westralis Anonymous, 1985 [invalid name - not binomial]. —
Anonymous 1985. The Connoisseur of Seashells. No. 6. The Connoisseur of Seashells 1–48 [32, 33, figs. 9, 10, 12]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North-west Australia and southern Indonesia
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3)
Distribution References
- Anseeuw, P. & Poppe, G. 2005. Pleurotomariidae: An Iconographic Visit anno 2005. Visaya, Supplement 1: 3-36 [5]
- Wagner, H.P. & Coomans, H.E. 1990. Review of the Perotrochus africanus complex, with a note on the nomenclature of the Western Australian species (Mollusca; Gastropoda; Pleurotomariidae). Gloria Maris 29(3): 41-52 [49]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, marine, mud-silt.
Extra Ecological Information
250-500 m
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2014 | PLEUROTOMARIOIDEA | 04-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 27-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |