Species Semicassis angasi (Iredale, 1927)
Angas' Bonnet
- Xenogalea angasi Iredale, T. 1927. A review of Australian helmet shells (Family Cassididae - Phylum Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum 15: 321-354 [350, pl. 32, fig. 15].
Type data:
Holotype AM C2485 dry, Moreton Bay, Queensland, Australia [27°15'0"S, 153°15'0"E]. - Phalium denisi Salmon, E. 1948. Catalogue des Cassididés, Doliidés et Pirudilés du Muséum, avec description d'un espèce et d'une variété nouvelles. Journal de Conchyliologie 88: 158-166 [161, 162 (text figs)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP. - Xenogalea angasi knighti Thornley, G. 1954. Some helmet-shells (Cassididae) from my collection. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1952-1953: 33-35 [33, pl. 1, fig. 6].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.63955 dry, sand flats, low water spring tide, Gloucester Passage, Queensland, Australia [20°4'1.2"S, 148°28'1.2"E].
Generic Combinations
- Semicassis (Semicassis) angasi (Iredale, 1927). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [233, pl. 37, figs 5a-b] - Phalium glabratum angasi (Iredale, 1927). —
Abbott, R.T. 1968. The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae). Part 1. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(9): 7-201 [143]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sand, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 70 m
General References
Abbott, R.T. 1968. The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae). Part 1. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(9): 7-201 [143-144] (as Phalium galbratum subspecies angasi (Iredale, 1927))
Beechey, D. 2000. Semicassis angasi (Iredale, 1927). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Cassidae/Pages/Semicassis_angasi.htm (date accessed 10/7/2012)
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [56]
Kreipl, K. 1997. Recent Cassidae. Weisbaden : Verlag Christa Hemman 151 pp., pls 1-24. [48, pl. 17, figs 53-53a]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [233, pl. 38, figs 5a-b]
Common Name References
Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [126, pl. 127] (Angas' Bonnet)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TONNOIDEA | 18-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 08-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |