Species Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis Menke, 1843

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• Turbo intercostalis Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [13] [made available by Philippi (1846)].

  Type data:

   Lectotype Plate 11, fig. 3 of Philippi (1847) Figure, West Australia.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Williams, S.T. 2008. The calcareous operculum as a character for defining subgenera in the marine gastropod genus Turbo. Vita Malacologica 7: 1-13 [7].
• Turbo intercostalis Philippi, R.A. 1846. Diagnoses testaceorum quorundam novarum. Malakozoologische Blätter 1846: 97-106.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Williams, S.T. 2008. The calcareous operculum as a character for defining subgenera in the marine gastropod genus Turbo. Vita Malacologica 7: 1-13 [7]

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Turbo (Marmarostoma) intercostalis Menke, 1843. —
  Williams, S.T. 2008. The calcareous operculum as a character for defining subgenera in the marine gastropod genus Turbo. Vita Malacologica 7: 1-13

Introduction

The presence of this species in Australia is in doubt. Williams (2008) ponts out that the type is from Western Australia, but she has seen no recent material from there. The Australian Museum has no specimens identified as this species from Australia.

General References

Alf, A. & Kreipl, K. 2003. A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 68 pp., 95 colour plates. [34]

Cernohorsky, W.O. 1978. Tropical Pacific marine shells. Sydney : Pacific Publications 352 pp., 68 pls. [39, pl. 10, fig. 2]

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. [58-59, fig. 16D-E]

Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [13]

Satyamurti, S.T. 1952. Mollusca of Krusadai Is. I. Amphineura and Gastropoda. Bulletin of the Madras Government Museum, Natural History ns 1(no. 2, pt 6): 267 pp., 34 pls [57, pl. 3, fig. 2]

Tomlin, J.R. le B. 1936. Notes from the British Museum. VII. Turbo intercostalis Menke. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 22: 137-138 [137] (Clarify Turbo intercostalis as new name for Turbo pulcher, which was preoccupied by T. pulcher Dillwyn, 1817)

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