Species Pisinna approxima (Petterd, 1884)
- Rissoa cyclostoma rosea Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1877. On some new Tasmanian marine shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1876: 131–159 [Date published 27 Feb 1877] [153] [not Deshayes, 1863 and Hutton, 1873].
Type data:
Syntype(s) TM 7766/E425, TM5476, Blackmans Bay, Tasmania. - Rissoa approxima Petterd, W. 1884. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Journal of Conchology 4: 135-145 [138].
Type data:
Lectotype TM 7744/E403, Tamar Heads, Tasmania. - Rissoa woodsi Pritchard, G.B. & Gatliff, J.H. 1902. Catalogue of the marine shells of Victoria. Part V. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 14(2): 85-138 [104] [new name for Rissoa cyclostoma var rosea T. Woods, 1877].
- Estea gemma Laseron, C.F. 1950. Review of the Rissoidae of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 22: 257-287, figs 1-94 [271, fig. 43].
Type data:
Lectotype AM C.79211 dry, on seaweed, Crookhaven Heads, New South Wales, Australia [34°53'60'S,150°46'1.2'E].
Generic Combinations
- Pisinna approxima (Petterd, 1884). —
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [91]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
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)
Ecological Descriptors
Algal substrate, lower intertidal, marine, rocks, shallow subtidal, stones.
Extra Ecological Information
On open coasts.
General References
Beechey, D. 2010. Pisinna approxima (Petterd, 1884). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Anabathridae/Pages/Pisinna_approxima.htm (date accessed 3/2/2012)
Ponder, W.F. & Yoo, E.K. 1976. A revision of the Australian and tropical Indo-Pacific Tertiary and Recent species of Pisinna (=Estea) (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rissoacea). Records of the Australian Museum 30(10): 150-247 [166-168 figs 2e-g,3i-l, 11a-b]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TRUNCATELLOIDEA | 03-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 21-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED |