Species Sukashitrochus pulcher (Petterd, 1884)
Beautiful Slit Shell
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.
- Schismope pulchra Petterd, W. 1884. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Journal of Conchology 4: 135-145 [139].
Type data:
Status unknown, NW Tasmania.
Generic Combinations
- Sukashitrochus pulcher (Petterd, 1884). —
Geiger, D.L. & Jansen, P. 2004. New species of Australian Scissurellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) with remarks on Australian and Indo-Malayan species. Zootaxa 714: 1-72 [58-62, figs 29-31, 32C]
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] [646] - Sinezona pulchra (Petterd, 1884). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [46] - Scissurella pulchra (Petterd, 1884). —
Richmond, M.H. 1992. Tasmanian Sea Shells Volume 2. Devonport : Richmond Printers 111 pp. [13, fig. 2]
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Temperate Australia, Queensland, Japan.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Tasmanian Shelf Province (36), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution 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] [649]
Ecological Descriptors
Algae, continental shelf, intertidal, marine, rocks, shallow subtidal.
General References
Jansen, P. 1999. The Australian Scissurellidae. La Conchiglia 31(291): 47-55 [55, figs 61-63]
Common Name References
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [43] (Beautiful Slit Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23-Jul-2014 | SCISSURELLOIDEA | 23-Jul-2014 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 25-Jul-2011 | MODIFIED |