Genus Phalium Link, 1807
- Phalium Link, H.F. 1807. Beschreibung der Naturalien Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock. Rostock : Alders Erben. [6 parts with no volume description; pp.1-50, 51-100, 101-165, 1-30, 1-38, 1-38] [112] [senior objective synonym of Bezoardica].
Type species:
Buccinum glaucum Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation (Herrmannsen, 1852, Indicis generum malacozoorum primordia, Supplementa et corrigenda: 104). - Bezoardica Schumacher, C.F. 1817. Essai d'un Nouveau Systéme des Habitations des vers Testacés. Copenhagen : Schultz 287 pp., pls 1-22. [75, 248] [junior objective synonym of Phalium, with the same type species].
Type species:
Buccinum glaucum Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation (Cossmann, 1903, Essais de paléoconchologie comparée, 5: 128). - Cassidea Swainson, 1840 [Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire naturelle des vers, 1: xv; no included species.].
- Bezoardicella Habe, T. (ed.) 1961. Coloured Illustrations of the Shells of Japan. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 xii + 183 + 42 pp., 66 pl. [invalid name; Not available - no diagnosis, type data given].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), 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), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Abbott, R.T. 1968. The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae). Part 1. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(9): 7-201 [79, 80]
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 [55]
Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. Mollusca of Krusadai Is. I. Amphineura and Gastropoda. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, Natural History ns 1(no. 2, pt 6): 267 pp., 34 pls [734-735] (Key)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TONNOIDEA | 12-Nov-2015 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |