Species Phasianella ventricosa Swainson, 1822
Common Pheasant, Swollen Pheasant Shell
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Reviewed by Bruce Marshall (Tepapa, New Zealand).
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Phasianella ventricosa Swainson, W. 1822. Appendix to Catalogue of Shells of Mrs. Bligh. London : Baldwin, Cradock & Joy. [15].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Robertson, R. 2010. Pheasant snails (Phasianella). American Conchologist 38(2): 17-22 [22] (see for complete synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Mimelenchus ventricosus (Swainson, 1822). —
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 [34]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Kelp beds, marine, subtidal, under rocks.
General References
Beechey, D. 2004. Phasianella ventricosa Swainson, 1822. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Turbinidae/Pages/Phasianella_ventricosa.htm
Robertson, R. 2010. Pheasant snails (Phasianella). American Conchologist 38(2): 17-22 [17-22]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [102, pl. 11, figs 2a-b] (as Phasianella ventricosa Swainson, 1822)
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [70, fig. 3] (Common Pheasant)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [96, pl. 97A] (Swollen Pheasant Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | TURBINIDAE | 10-Oct-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 26-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |