Species Thyca crystallina (Gould, 1846)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Pileopsis crystallina Gould, A.A. 1846. Descriptions of new species of Rimula, Crepidula, Hipponix, and Pileopsis from the collection of the United States Exploring Expedition. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 2: 159-162 [161].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, USNM 5879, Fiji Islands; on Linckia miliaris.
• Thyca pellucida Kükenthal, W. 1897. Parasitische Schnecken. Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 42: 1-14 [7].

 

Generic Combinations

• Thyca (Bessomia) crystallina (Gould, 1846). —
  Warén, A. 1980. Revision of the genera Thyca, Stilifer, Scalenostoma, Mucronalia and Echineulima (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Eulimidae). Zoologica Scripta 9: 187-210 [189, figs 3-6]
• Thyca crystallina (Gould, 1846). —
  Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [291]

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic (host(s): Linckia multiforis [OPHIDIASTERIDAE] Starfish; Linckia laevigata [OPHIDIASTERIDAE] Starfish), marine.

Associated Fauna References

Warén, A. 1980. Revision of the genera Thyca, Stilifer, Scalenostoma, Mucronalia and Echineulima (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Eulimidae). Zoologica Scripta 9: 187-210 [9] (Linckia laevigata; Linckia multiforis)

 

General References

Kay, E.A. 1979. Hawaiian marine shells. Reef and shore fauna of Hawaii. Section 4 : Mollusca. Honolulu, Hawaii : Bishop Museum Press Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication Vol. 64(4) 653 pp. [167, fig. 56 U]

Melvill, J.C. & Sykes, E.R. 1897. Notes on a collection of marine shells from the Andaman Islands, with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 2: 64-172, pl. 13 [171]

Smith, E.A. 1903. Marine Mollusca. (pp. 589-630, pls. XXXV-XXXVI) in Gardiner, J.S. (ed.). The Fauna and Geography of the Maldive and Laccadive Archipelagoes, being the account of work carried on and of the collections made by an expedition during the years 1899 and 1900. Cambridge : University Press Vol. II(Part II) pp. 589–698, pls. XXXV-XLVIII). [598]

Warén, A. 1980. Revision of the genera Thyca, Stilifer, Scalenostoma, Mucronalia and Echineulima (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Eulimidae). Zoologica Scripta 9: 187-210 [189]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [291]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	07-Feb-2024	MODIFIED	Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS)
01-Jun-2021	CAENOGASTROPODA	12-Jul-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Bryan Lessard
28-Feb-2020	HYPSOGASTROPODA	07-Feb-2024	MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021	SORBEOCONCHA	07-Feb-2024	MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	07-Feb-2024	MODIFIED
01-Jun-2021	EULIMOIDEA	14-Mar-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021		28-Feb-2012	MODIFIED
		25-Jan-2012	MODIFIED