Species Astralium tentoriformis (Jonas, 1845)
Common Tent Shell, Tent Star Shell
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Reviewed by Bruce Marshall (Tepapa, New Zealand).
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
- Trochus tentoriformis Jonas, J.H. 1845. Beschreibung neuer Conchylien. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie 1845: 65-67 [66-67].
- Trochus urvillei Philippi, R.A. 1852. Trochidae. pp. 185-232, in Küster, H.C. (ed). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 2. [215, pl. 32, fig. 4].
Generic Combinations
- Bellastraea sirius (Gould, 1851). —
Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. 1962. A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum 11: 1–109 [34] - Astraea sirius (Gould, 1849). —
Hedley, C. 1923. Studies on Australian Mollusca. Part XIV. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48: 301-316, pls 30-33 [308, pl. 30, fig. 1] - Astralium tentoriiformis (Jonas, 1845). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [109, pl. 13, fig. 9]
Beechey, D. 2004. Astralium tentoriiformis (Jonas, 1845). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Turbinidae/Pages/Astralium_tentoriiformis.htm
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, rock platform.
General References
Kesteven, H.L. 1902. A Note on two species of Astralium from Port Jackson. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 27(1): 2-6 [3-5]
McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [60]
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. [70] (as Bellastraea sirius) (Tent Star Shell)
McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [60] (as Bellastraea sirius) (Common Tent Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | TURBINIDAE | 23-Sep-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 31-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED |