Species Plesiothyreus cytherae (Lesson, 1831)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pileopsis cytherae Lesson, R.P. 1831. Zoology. in Duperrey, L.I. Voyage autour du Monde, exécuté sur la Corvette de la Majesté la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Paris : Bertrand 2 vols 28 livr. Atlas pls.
• Scutella crenulata Broderip, W.J. 1834. Description of a new genus of Gastropoda (Scutella). Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1834(2): 47-49 [48].

  Type data:

   Status unknown.
• Phenacolepas mirabilis Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1910. Description of new species of Donovania, Pisania, Phenacolepas and Fissurella. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9: 65-67 [66, text fig.] [original reference seen].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, South Qld.

 

Generic Combinations

• Phenacolepas crenulata (Broderip, 1834). —
  Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [43, pl. 22, figs 18a-b]
• Plesiothyreus crenulata (Broderip, 1834).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

Christiaens, J. 1988. Red Sea Malacology VI. Revision of the Phenacolepas of the Red Sea. Gloria Maris 27(5-6): 65-82 [73]

Habe, T. 1964. Shells of the western Pacific in color. Osaka : Hoikusha Vol. 2 233 pp., 66 pls. [23]

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 [37] (as Phenacolepas mirabilis Sowerby, 1910)

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [43, pl. 22, figs 18a-b]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
15-Sep-2023	NERITIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	05-Jul-2023	MODIFIED
22-Jan-2015	NERITOIDEA	08-Jan-2015	MODIFIED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
29-Mar-2012		29-Mar-2012	MOVED
		28-Mar-2012	(import)