Species Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Purpura bitubercularis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [237, no. 8].

  Type data:

   Holotype MHNG 1101/35, locality unknown.
• Purpura undata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [238, no. 10].

  Type data:

   Lectotype MHNG 1101/37/1, locality unknown.
• Thais kieneri Deshayes, 1844.
• Mancinella kieneri Deshayes, 1844.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Claremont, M., Vermeij, G.J., Williams, S.T., & Reid, D.G. 2013. Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91-102 [94, Table 1]

 

Generic Combinations

• Thais bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822). —
  Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [214-234, figs 7, 72-79, 124a]
• Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822). —
  Claremont, M., Vermeij, G.J., Williams, S.T., & Reid, D.G. 2013. Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91-102 [94, Table 1]
• Thais (Thalessa) bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Christmas Island Province (23), 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, sheltered rocky shore.

 

General 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.

Bouchet, P. 2012. Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714210 (Accessed on 2017-06-20)

Claremont, M., Vermeij, G.J., Williams, S.T., & Reid, D.G. 2013. Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91-102

Middelfart, P. 1997. An illustrated checklist of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2): 349-388 [368-369, pl. 4, fig. 3]

Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [214-234, figs 7, 72-79, 124a]

Tan, K.S. & Chou, L.M. 2000. A Guide to Common Seashells of Singapore. Singapore : Singapore Science Centre 168 pp. [99]

Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp.

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.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
01-Jun-2021	MURICIDAE	04-Nov-2014	ADDED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
		11-Oct-2011	MODIFIED