Species Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Typhis angasi Crosse, H. 1863. Description d'espèces nouvelles d'Australie. Journal de Conchyliologie 11: 84-90 [86, pl. 1, fig. 2].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia.
• Prototyphis zonatus 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] [132].
• Murex (Pterynotus) cordismei Watson, R.B. 1883. Mollusca of "H.M.S. Challenger" expedition. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 494-611 [601].

 

Generic Combinations

• Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863). —
  Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [54, pl. 6, figs 9a-b]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

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

Continental shelf, marine, rocky shore, subtidal, under rocks.

 

General References

Beechey, D. 2000. Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Typhinae/Pages/prototyphis_angasi.htm (date accessed 27/10/11)

Fleming, C.A. 1962. The Genus Pterynotus Swainson (Gastropoda, family Muricidae) in New Zealand and Norfolk Island. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 2(14): 109-119 [113-114] (as Pterynotus (Pterochelus) angasi)

Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. 1962. Marine molluscs of Victoria. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press & National Museum of Victoria 475 pp. [170]

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [54, pl. 6, figs 9a-b]

Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [88, pl. 59, figs 2-2d]

 

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. [142] (Angas' Murex)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	MURICIDAE	24-Jan-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021		12-Oct-2011	ADDED
		11-Oct-2011	MODIFIED