Species Scissurella coronata Watson, 1886
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Scissurella coronata Watson, R.B. 1886. Report on the Scaphopoda and Gastropoda collected by H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger 1873–1876, Zoology 15(42): 756 pp., 50 pls [114, pl. 8, fig. 4] [nomen dubium; according to Geiger (2012)].
Introduction
Scissurella coronata Watson, 1886 was declared a nomen dubium by Geiger (2012), but he did provide an alternate name. Jansen (1999) used the name Scissurella coronata Watson, 1886 for specimens from tropical Australia.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North West Cape, Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland south to Heron Island; Middleton Reef Coral Sea; Fiji; Loyalty Islands; Moorea; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Malaysia.
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)
Distribution References
- Jansen, P. 1999. The Australian Scissurellidae. La Conchiglia 31(291): 47-55 [51]
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, coral reef, intertidal, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 35 m.
General References
Geiger, D.L. 2012. Monograph of the Little Slit Shells. Santa Barbara : Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Vol. 1 pp. 1-728. [Date published 30 October 2012] [166]
Jansen, P. 1999. The Australian Scissurellidae. La Conchiglia 31(291): 47-55 [51, figs 22-24]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2014 | SCISSURELLOIDEA | 04-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 25-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED |