Species Terebralia sulcata (Born, 1778)
Sulcate Creeper
- Murex sulcatus Born, I. von 1778. Index rerum naturalium Musei Caesarei Vindobonensis, pl. 1, Testacea. - Verzeichniss etc. Illust. Vindobonae. Vienna : J.P. Krauss xlii 458 pp. [324].
Type data:
Holotype NHMV 5260. - Murex moluccanus Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3563].
Type data:
Lectotype Moluccas. - Strombus mangos Röding, P.F. 1798. Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturae quae olim collegerat Joa. Hamburg : Trappii 199 pp. [Date published September 1798] [97].
Type data:
Lectotype. - Potamides tenerrimus Schepman, M.M. 1895. A new Potamides (P. (Terebralia) tenerrimus) from Roti. Notes from the Leyden Museum 16: 133-135 [133, pl. 6].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA 2.95.001, Roti, Indonesia. - Potamides costata Schepman, M.M. 1895. A new Potamides (P. (Terebralia) tenerrimus) from Roti. Notes from the Leyden Museum 16: 133-135 [133].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMA 2.95.002, Roti, Indonesia.
Generic Combinations
- Terebralia sulcata (Born, 1778). —
Oostingh, C.H. 1935. Die mollusken des Pliozäns von Boeniajoe (Java). Wetenschappelijke Mededelingen, Bandoeng, Dienst van de Mijnbouw in Nederlandsch-Indië 26: 1-247 [5]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [134, text fig.] - Potamides sulcatus (Born, 1778). —
Martin, K. 1899. Die Fossilien von Java auf Grund einer Sammlung von Dr. R.D.M. Verbeek und von anderen. I. Gastropoda. 1899-1906. Leiden : E.J.Brill 325 pp. [211]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Cerithium sulcatum sic. Bruguiere. —
Kiener, L.C. 1841. Spécies général et Iconographie des coquilles vivantes, comprenant la collection du Muséum d'histoire Naturelle de Paris, la collection de Lamarck, celle du Prince Massena (appartenant maintenant a M. le Baron B. Delessert) et les découvertes récentes des voyageurs. Paris : Balliere Vol. 5. [89]
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 Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Herbivore, feeds on detritus. Found in intertidal mudflats, mangroves, muddy and sandy bottoms in marine environments
General References
Houbrick, R.S. 1991. Systematic review and functional morphology of the mangrove snails Terebralia and Telescopium (Potamididae; Prosobranchia). Malacologia 33(1): 289-338 [318]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [134, text fig.]
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. [87, pl. 17, fig. 20] (Sulcate Creeper)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIOIDEA | 30-Oct-2015 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | POTAMIDIDAE | 27-Jan-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 26-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED |