Species Cominella (Cominella) eburnea (Reeve, 1846)
Ribbed Buccinum Whelk, Ribbed Cominella
- Buccinum eburnea Reeve, L.A. 1846. Monograph of the genus Buccinum. pls 1-12 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 3. [sp. 93, pl. 12, fig. 93].
- Buccinum filiceum Crosse, H. & Fischer, P. 1864. Diagnoses Mollkuscorum Australiae méridionalis. Journal de Conchyliologie 12: 346-350 [346].
Type data:
Status unknown, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Cominella (Cominella) eburnea (Reeve, 1846). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [62]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central NSW to Geraldton, WA
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), 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)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine.
General References
Morton, B. 2006. Diet and predation behaviour exhibited by Cominella eburnea (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda: Neogastropoda) in Princess Royal Harbour, Albany, Western Australia, with a review of attack strategies in the Buccinidae. Molluscan Research 26: 39–50
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. [157] (Ribbed Buccinum Whelk)
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [142, pl. 143] (Ribbed Cominella)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 20-Apr-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |