Species Siphonaria bifurcata Reeve, 1856

Museums

Regional Maps

• Siphonaria bifurcata Reeve, L.A. 1856. Monograph of the genus Siphonaria. In, Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 9. [sp. 22] [pl.5, fig. 22].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1979169 4 specimens, Philippine Islands
  Comment: The text descriptions of S. zebra and S. bifurcata (but not the figures) were transposed in Reeve (1856) so that S. zebra is actually species 22 with figure 21. The type locality for S. bifurcata therefore becomes the Philippine Islands, instead of Port Jackson (see Jenkins 1983).

  Type locality references:

  Jenkins, B.W. 1983. Redescriptions and relationship of Siphonaria zelandica Quoy and Gaimard to S. australis Quoy and Gaimard with a description of S. propria sp. nov. (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Siphonariidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 6: 1-35 [28].

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Siphonaria zelandica Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 [based on misidentification of S. bifurcata as S. zebra].
• Siphonaria zebra Reeve, 1856 [a misidentification, based on typographical error in original description by Reeve (1856)].

 

Introduction

This species has been treated as a synonym of S. zelandica by some authors. The text descriptions of S. zebra and S. bifurcata (but not the figures) were transposed in Reeve (1856) and this error was replicated by Hubendick (1945) who commented that S. acmaeoides (= S. zelandica) from Japan, was similar to S. zebra but erroneously referred to the latter as "S. bifurcata". This has led to confusion over the identity of this species and its occurrence in Australia however neither Jenkins (1983) or Dayrat et al. (2014) treat S. bifurcata as a synonym of S. zelandica. We include the species here as valid until a revision of Siphonaria can be completed.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cairns Reef, QLD but see Introduction

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Distribution References

General References

Hubendick, B. 1955. On a small quantity of Siphonaria material from Queensland. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 19: 126-136 [129]

Jenkins, B.W. 1983. Redescriptions and relationship of Siphonaria zelandica Quoy and Gaimard to S. australis Quoy and Gaimard with a description of S. propria sp. nov. (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Siphonariidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 6: 1-35 [28]

White, T.R. & Dayrat, B. 2012. Checklist of genus- and species-group names of the false limpets Siphonaria (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Euthyneura). Zootaxa 3538: 54-78

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
	Siphonaria Sowerby, 1824	01-Jun-2020	ADDED