- Ampullaria fragilis Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire Naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Suite des Gastéropodes. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 6(2) 232 pp. [Date published Apr. 1822] [179].
Type data:
Lectotype GMNH 1094/1A, King George's Sound, WA.
Paralectotype(s) GMNH 1094/1B 1 specimen.Subsequent designation references:
Smythe, K.R. 1975. On the occurence of Salinator fragilis (Lamarck) in the Arabian Gulf. Journal of Conchology 28: 335-338 [337].
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Australia from Perth, WA to Port Phillip, VIC and also known from southern TAS.
IMCRA
Central Western Shelf Province (29), 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)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: Great Australian Bight, S Gulfs coast
- Tasmania: Tas. coast
- Victoria: Bass Strait
- Western Australia: Lower W coast, SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Detritivore, mangrove, salt marsh.
Extra Ecological Information
Sandy mudflats and estuarine saltmarsh, often buried in sandy mud at high tide or in permanent pools and sometimes present at high densities.
General References
Fraeme, M.E. 1940. Estuarine shell and egg girdle. Victorian Naturalist 56(11): 178 (breeding)
Golding, R.E., Ponder, W.F. & Byrne, M. 2007. Taxonomy and anatomy of Amphiboloidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Archaeopulmonata). Zootaxa 1476: 1-50 [10] (redescription)
Smythe, K.R. 1975. Salinator fragilis (Lamarck) – habitat and behaviour. Journal of Conchology 28: 339-342 (behaviour)
Woolacott, L. 1945. The establishment of Salinator fragilis Lamarck and Salinator solida von Martens as two distinct species in Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1944–1945: 35-38 (Ampullaria quoyana Potiez & Michaud, 1838 placed in incertae sedis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |