Species Colpospira (Colpospira) sophiae (Brazier, 1883)
- Turritella incisa Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. On some new marine shells. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2(3): 262-266 [262] [junior homonym; not Turritella incisa Reeve, 1849].
- Turritella sophiae Brazier, J. 1883. Synonymy of Australian and Polynesian land and marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 8: 224-234 [227].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.2470 dry, 5 mls east of Sydney Heads, New South Wales, Australia [33°49'58.8'S, 151°22'58.8'E].
Generic Combinations
- Colpospira (Colpospira) sophiae (Brazier, 1883). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [137] - Colpospira sophiae (Brazier, 1883). —
Beechey, D. 2006. Colpospira sophiae (Brazier, 1883). http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Turritellidae/Pages/Colpospira_sophiae.htm (date accessed 10/11/2011)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
66-360 m
General References
Garrard, T.A. 1972. A review of the Australian Recent and Tertiary Turritellidae (Gastropoda: Mollusca). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australasia 2(3): 267-338 [287, pl. 26, fig. 15]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [137, text fig.]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIOIDEA | 28-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIOIDEA | 28-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | TURRITELLIDAE | 09-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 18-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |