Species Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ovula semperi Weinkauff, H.C. 1881. Die Gattungen Cypraea und Ovula. 81-231, pls 25-53 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 5. [190] (missspelled sempieri).

  Type data:

   Holotype whereabouts unknown (cited as in Museum Godeffroy from the Museum Loebbeckeanum), Borneo.

 

Generic Combinations

• Prosimnia semperi (Weinkauff, 1881). —
  Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [73]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Exmouth Gulg, WA to Bathurst Island, NT, and Lizard Island, QLD to Broulee, NSW; Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northwest Transition (3), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

Cate, C.N. 1973. A systematic revision of the Recent cypraeid family Ovulidae. Veliger supplement 15: 1-116 [73]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [207]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	25-Sep-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS)
01-Jun-2021	CYPRAEOIDEA	05-Mar-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		24-Jan-2012	MODIFIED