Species Semiricinula fusca (Küster, 1862)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Ricinula fusca Küster, H.C. 1862. Die Gattung Ricinula. 1-24, pls 1-5 in Kobelt, W. & Küster, H.C. (eds.). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe. [26, sp. 34, pl. 4, fig. 16].

  Type data:

   Lectotype.
• Sistrum indigoferum Melvill, J.C. 1901. A few further remarks upon the Erythraen molluscan fauna, with descriptions of seven species of Aden, in the collection of Commander E.R. Shopland, RIM. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 7 42: 550-556 [551, pl. 9, fig. 1].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH 1902.12.30.16, Aden.

 

Generic Combinations

• Morula fusca (Küster, 1862). —
  Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [120]
• Semiricinula fusca (Küster, 1862).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific, from east Africa to Fiji

IBRA and IMCRA regions

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)

Ecological Descriptors

Carnivorous, high intertidal, marine, rocky shore.

Extra Ecological Information

Feeds on gastropods, mainly on prosobranchs

 

General References

Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [120-131, figs 4, 36, 37a-d, 38, 39, 40a-b, 41]

Tan, K.S. & Chou, L.M. 2000. A Guide to Common Seashells of Singapore. Singapore : Singapore Science Centre 168 pp. [98]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
13-Sep-2022	CAENOGASTROPODA	13-Sep-2022	MOVED	Dr Bryan Lessard
01-Jun-2021	MURICIDAE	01-Nov-2011	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021		12-Oct-2011	ADDED
		11-Oct-2011	MODIFIED