Species Sydaphera australis (Sowerby, 1832)
- Cancellaria australis Sowerby, G.B. (1st) 1832. Cancellaria. pp. 1-10, figs 1-35 in Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) (ed). The Conchological Illustrations or coloured figures of all the hitherto unfigured recent shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 9-12. [fig. 23].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1968388, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Garrard, T.A. 1975. A revision of Australian Cancellariidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum 30: 1-62 [10]
Generic Combinations
- Sydaphera australis (Sowerby, 1832). —
Hemmen, J. 2007. Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden pp. 1-428. [49-50] - Cancellaria (Sydaphera) australis Sowerby, 1832. —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [174]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
'Known only from the type series from uncertain locality. The locality given in the original description was NSW.' '..but as Queensland formed part of 'New South Wales' when the species was recorded it is quite possible that the species was taken in Queensland waters." (Garrad 1975: 62)
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, sandy mud bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
In 50 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2005. Cancellariidae Coverage. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Cancellariidae/Pages/Cancellariidae_coverage.htm (date accessed 11/01/2012)
Brazier, J. 1877. Shells collected during the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(4): 311-321 [311]
Garrard, T.A. 1975. A revision of Australian Cancellariidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Records of the Australian Museum 30: 1-62 [10]
Hemmen, J. 2007. Recent Cancellariidae. Wiesbaden pp. 1-428. [49-50]
Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. 2005. Catalogue of the superfamily Cancellarioidea Forbes and Hanley, 1851 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) — 2nd edition. Zootaxa 1102: 1-161 [27]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CANCELLARIOIDEA | 25-Jan-2012 | MOVED | |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 11-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 02-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED |