Species Phasianotrochus apicinus (Menke, 1843)
Pointed Kelp Shell
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Reviewed by Bruce Marshall (Tepapa, New Zealand) & Claude Vilvens (Belgium).
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Monodonta apicinus Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [15].
Type data:
Status unknown, Western Australia (western coast). - Cantharidea ornatus Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. Description of new Tasmanian shells. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 131–159 [Date published 21 Mar 1876] [153].
Type data:
Status unknown, north coast of Tasmania, Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Phasianotrochus apicinus (Menke, 1843). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [82, pl. 9, fig. 5] - Trochus apicinus (Menke, 1843). —
Philippi, R.A. 1850. Trochidae. pp. 121-136 in Küster, H.C. (ed). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. II. [133, pl. 23, fig. 5] - Cantharidus (Phasianotrochus) apicinus (Menke, 1843). —
Pilsbry, H.A. 1889. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Academy of Natural Sciences Philadelphia Series 1, Vol. 11 pp. 1-208, pls 1-50. [issued 1889; pls 1-50 published 1889; pls 51-67 published 1890] [134, pl. 34, figs 6, 7] - Elenchus apicinus (Menke, 1843). —
Angas, G.F. 1867. A list of species of marine Mollusca found in Port Jackson harbour, New South Wales, and on the adjacent coasts, with notes on their habits, etc. Part I. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 185–233 [Date published 14 Feb. 1867] [215]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
To 40 m
General References
Ludbrook, N.H. 1978. Quaternary molluscs of the western part of the Eucla Basin. Bulletin of the Geological Survey of Western Australia 125: 1–286 [92, pl. 20, figs 5, 11]
Common Name References
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [106] (Pointed Kelp Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2014 | TROCHIDAE | 23-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 18-Aug-2021 | 20-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 13-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 18-Aug-2021 | 13-Sep-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 09-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |