Genus Pyrazus Montfort, 1810

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pyrazus Montfort, P.D. de 1810. Conchyliologie Systematique, et Classification Methodique des Coquilles. Paris : F. Schoell Tome 2 676 + 16 pp. [458] [Pyraze [Gray, 1840, Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42, first printing: 148], Pirazes [Chenu, 1858, Encyclopédie d'histoire naturelle. Tables générales: 44], and Pirazus [Chenu, 1858, Encyclopédie d'histoire naturelle. Crustacés, Mollusques, Zoophytes: 176] are incorrect subsequent spellings].

  Type species:

   Pyrazus baudini Montfort, 1810 (= Cerithium ebenius Bruguière, 1792; = Unknown ebenius Bruguière, 1792) by original designation.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northern Shelf Province (25), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

General References

Ozawa, T., Köhler, F., Reid, D.G. & Glaubrecht, M. 2009. Tethyan relicts on continental coastlines of the northwestern Pacific Ocean and Australasia: molecular phylogeny and fossil record of batillariid gastropods (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea). Zoologica Scripta 38(5): 503-525 [503-520]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [113]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	BATILLARIIDAE	16-Feb-2012	MODIFIED	Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		20-Sep-2011	MODIFIED