Species Semicassis bisulcata (Schubert & Wagner, 1829)
Ball Helmet, Nash's Helmet
- Buccium tessellatum Wood, W. 1825. Index Testaceologicus; or A Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, arranged according to the Linnean system. London : Taylor pp.119-133. [105, no. 27, pl. 22, fig. 27] [junior homonym; not Buccinum tessellatum Gmelin, 1791, Cassis tessellata Pfeiffer, 1840].
Type data:
Status unknown, Amboyna. - Cassis bisulcata Schubert, G.H. & Wagner, J.A. 1829. Neues systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet, angefangen von Martini und Chemnitz, fortgesetzt. Nürnberg : Bauer und Raspe Vol. 12 Xii + 196 pp., pls 214-237. [68, figs 3081-3082].
Type data:
Status unknown, ZMC. - Cassis japonica Reeve, L.A. 1848. Monograph of the genus Cassis. pls 1-12 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 5. [pl.9, fig. 23b].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, China and Japan. - Cassis pila Reeve, L.A. 1848. Monograph of the genus Cassis. pls 1-12 in Reeve, L.A. (ed). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 5. [pl. 5, pl. 9, fig. 21].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH, China. - Cassis japonica minor Küster, H.C. 1857. Die Gattungen Cassis, Cassidaria, Oniscia, Dolium, Eburna und Harpa [part.]. 159-160, pls 65-70 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 3. [43, pl. 52, fig. 9] [as Cassis japonica var. minor Küster, 1857].
Type data:
Status unknown, Japanese coast. - Cassis pfeifferi Hidalgo, J.G. 1871. Description d'un Cassis nouveau. Journal de Conchyliologie 19: 226 [226].
Type data:
Status unknown, in insularis Philippines?. - Cassis booleyi Sowerby, G.B. (3rd) 1900. Descriptions of two new species of shells: Murex marcoensis and Cassis booleyi. Journal of Malacology 7 7: 162-163 [163, text fig.].
Type data:
Status unknown, Port Blair, Andaman Islands. - Semicassis diuturna Iredale, T. 1927. A review of Australian helmet shells (Family Cassididae - Phylum Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum 15: 321-354 [335, pl. 32, fig. 9].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.53268 dry, Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia [32°42'0"S, 152°4'58.8"E]. - Xenogalea nashi Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [214, pl. 23, fig. 18].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57789, Sydney, New South Wales. - Semicassis persimilis Kira, T. 1955. Coloured Illustrations of the Shells of Japan. Osaka, Japan : Hoikusha 204 pp. [43, no. 3, pl. 21, fig. 3] [as Semicassis persimilis 'Kuroda' Kira, 1955; nomen nudum].
- Semicassis persimilis Kira, T. 1959. Coloured Illustrations of the Shells of Japan. Osaka : Hoikusha Publishing Co. Ltd (revised edn) Vol. 7 240 pp. 72 pls. [43, pl. 21, fig. 3,] [as Semicassis persimilis 'Kuroda' Kira, 1959].
Type data:
Status unknown, Japan, 10-20 fathoms.
Generic Combinations
- Semicassis (Semicassis) bisulcata (Schubert & Wagner, 1829). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [233, pl. 37, figs 7a-c] - Phalium bisulcatum (Schubert & Wagner, 1829). —
Abbott, R.T. 1968. The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae). Part 1. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(9): 7-201 [126]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
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, coral sand, marine, mud-silt, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 180 m.
General References
Abbott, R.T. 1968. The helmet shells of the world (Cassidae). Part 1. Indo-Pacific Mollusca 2(9): 7-201 [126-128, pl. 8, figs 13-21, pls 105-114] (as Phalium bisulcatum (Schubert & Wagner, 1829))
Beechey, D. 2000. Semicassis bisulcatum (Schubert & Wagner, 1829). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Cassidae/Pages/semicassis_bisulcatum.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 [55]
Kreipl, K. 1997. Recent Cassidae. Weisbaden : Verlag Christa Hemman 151 pp., pls 1-24. [48, pl. 17, figs 54-54g]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [233, pl. 37, figs 7a-c]
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. [68, pl. 48, figs 9-9a]
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. [118] (Ball Helmet, Nash's Helmet)
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 |