Species Pulsellum beecheyi Lamprell & Healy, 1998
- Pulsellum beecheyi Lamprell, K.L. & Healy, J.M. 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 24: 1-189 [146].
Type data:
Holotype AM C174890, 200 kms N of Croker Island, NT, 145 m, in sandy clay [29°14'S 132°54'E].
Paratype(s) AM C172289 6 specimens, 200 km N of Croker Island, NT, 145 m, in sandy clay [9°14'S 132°54'E]; AM C172288 2 specimens, approx. 212 km NW of Roebuck Bay, WA, 188 m [17°34'S 120°22'E]; AM C172293 7 specimens, 230 km N of Goulburn Island, NT, 135 m, clayey sand [9°18'S 133°38'E]; AM C172296 4 specimens, 180 km N of Croker Island, NT, 125 m, clayey sand [9°24'S 133°02'E].
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory: N coast
- Queensland: NE coast
- Western Australia: N coast, NW coast
Ecological Descriptors
Mud bottom, sand bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Dredged in sandy mud from 18 to 256 m.
General References
Lamprell, K.L. & Healy, J.M. 1998. A revision of the Scaphopoda from Australian waters (Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum Suppl. 24: 1-189 [146, 147, figs 150C, 151C, D, 153]
Scarabino, V. 2008. Pulsellum beecheyi Lamprell & Healy, 1998. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344413 (Accessed on 2015-07-28)
Steiner, G. & Kabat, A.R. 2004. Catalog of species-group names of Recent and fossil Scaphopoda (Mollusca). Zoosystema 26(4): 549-726 [568]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2016 | SCAPHOPODA | 28-Jul-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |