Species Tritia burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849)
Burchard's Dog Whelk
- Buccinum burchardi Philippi, R.A. 1849. Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter mithufte meherer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel : Theodor Fischer Vol. 3 pp. 1-88. [Vol. 3 published in 4 sections from 1847 to 1850] [69, pl. 2, fig. 14].
Type data:
Holotype ZMHU, Adelaide, South Australia. - Nassa labecula Adams, A. 1852. Catalogue of the species of Nassa, a genus of Gasteropodous Mollusca, belonging to the family Buccinidae, in the Collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq., with the description of some new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1851(19): 94-112 [98].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 197344, Burias I, Philippines, 6 fathoms (11 m) (=error). - Parcanassa ellana Iredale, T. 1936. Australian molluscan notes. No. 2. Records of the Australian Museum 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24 [322].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C.12999 dry, inner beach, Moreton Bay, Stradbroke Island, Queensland, Australia [27°34'58.8"S, 153°28'1.2"E].
Generic Combinations
- Nassarius (Plicarcularia) burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849). —
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [54] - Tritia burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849). —
Galindo, L.A, Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet, P. & Bouchet, P. 2016. The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 99: 337-353
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), 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)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, estuary, intertidal, lagoon, marine, mud flats, sand flats, sheltered bays.
Extra Ecological Information
To 100 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2000. Nassarius burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Nassariidae/Pages/Nassarius_burchardi.htm (date accessed 15/8/2012)
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1981. Revision of the Australian and New Zealand Tertiary and Recent species of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 18: 137-192 [148, figs 14-19]
Cernohorsky, W.O. 1984. Systematics of the family Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 14: 1-356 [54]
Townsend, M., Marshall, B.A. & Greenfield, B.L. 2010. First records of the Australian dog whelk, Nassarius (Plicarcularia) burchardi (Dunker in Philippi, 1849) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 44(4): 343-348 [343-347]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [83, text figs]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [29] (For Nassarius burchardi) (Burchard's Dog Whelk)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | BUCCINOIDEA | 06-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 19-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED |