Species Thalessa virgata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Prickly Thaid
Compiler and date details
June 2017 - Burghardt, I.
- Murex virgatus Dillwyn, L.W. 1817. A Descriptive Catalogue of Recent Shells, arranged according to the Linnaean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. London : John and Arthur Arch 2 volumes 1092 + 29 pp. [732] [replacement name; for plicatus Gmelin, 1791, not Lightfoot, 1786].
- Murex plicatus 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] [3551] [not M. plicatus Lightfoot, 1786].
- Purpura hippocastanum Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1822. Histoire naturelle des Animaux sans Vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Lamarck Vol. 7 711 pp. [238, no. 9 (n part)] [junior homonym; not Murex hippocastanum Linneaus, 1758].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MHNG 1101/36/1-3, Indian Ocean. - Purpura aculeata Deshayes, G.P. & Milne Edwards, H. 1844. Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres. Paris : J.B. Baillière Vol. 10. [104-105, sp. 70] [junior homonym; not Manciella aculeata Link, 1807].
Type data:
Lectotype locality unknown. - Purpura distiguenda Dunker, W. & Zelebor, J. 1866. Bericht über die von der Novara-Expedition mitgebrachten Mollusken. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 16: 909-916 [910].
- Purpura pseudohippocastanum Dautzenberg, P. 1929. Mollusca II: Mollusca marina testacea. In, Petit, G. (ed). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Françaises 3: 321-636, pls 4-7 [221] [nomen nudum].
Generic Combinations
- Thais (Mancinella) aculeata (Deshayes & Milne Edwards, 1844). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [48, pl. 4, figs 12a-b] - Mancinella virgatus (Dillwyn, 1817). —
Middelfart, P. 1997. An illustrated checklist of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2): 349-388 [365, pl. 3, fig.. 11] - Thalessa virgatus (Dillwyn, 1817).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo Pacific, from Oman to French Polynesia
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Province (18), 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)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Carnivorous, intertidal, marine, rocky shore.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on gastropods; found among rock oysters
General References
Bouchet, P. 2013. Thalessa virgata (Dillwyn, 1817). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=743665 (Accessed on 2017-06-20)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1969. The Muricidae of Fiji. Part 2. Subfamily Thaidinae. Veliger 11(4): 293-315 [295, pl. 47, fig. 1] (as Thais aculeata)
Claremont, M., Vermeij, G.J., Williams, S.T., & Reid, D.G. 2013. Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91-102
Middelfart, P. 1997. An illustrated checklist of Muricidae (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from the Andaman Sea, Thailand. Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 17(2): 349-388 [365-366, pl. 3, fig. 11]
Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [280-295, figs 98, 99a-d, 100a-d, 101-103, 90 b] (as Thais distinguenda)
Tan, K.S. 1995. Taxonomy of Thais and Morula (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae) in Singapore and Vicinity. 546 pp. [188-201, figs 61-66] (as Thais aculeata)
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [48, pl. 4, figs 12a-b]
Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [98, pl. 60, figs 5-5a] (as Thais aculeata)
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [76] (Prickly Thaid)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 20-Jun-2017 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 11-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |