Species Haustellum tweedianum (Macpherson, 1962)
Tweed Heads Murex
Compiler and date details
June 2017 - Burghardt, I.
- Murex (Murex) espinosus Macpherson, J.H. 1959. New gastropods from north Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 24: 51–57, 1 pl. [51, fig. 1-1a] [junior homonym; not Murex espinosus Hutton, 1886].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F17960, 30 fathoms, Tweed Head, NSW, Australia. - Murex tweedianus Macpherson, J.H. 1962. New name for Murex espinosus Macp. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria 25: 176 [176] [replacement name; for Murex espinosus Macpherson, 1959].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F17960A, Tweed Head, New South Wales, Australia, dredged in 55 m.
Generic Combinations
- Haustellum tweedianum (Macpherson, 1962). —
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [31, pl. 1, figs 11a-b] - Vokesimurex tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962). —
Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182. [280, pl. 18, figs 13-14] - Haustellum tweedianus (Macpherson, 1962).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
To 183 m
General References
Bouchet, P. & Houart, R. 2015. Haustellum tweedianum (Macpherson, 1962). In: MolluscaBase (2017). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=405313 (Accessed on 2017-06-15)
Merle, D., Garrigues, B. & Pointier, J-P 2011. Fossil and recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks pp. 1-648, pls 182. [280, pl. 18, figs 13-14]
Ponder, W.F. & Vokes, E.H. 1988. A revision of the Indo-West Pacific fossil and recent species of Murex s.s. and Haustellum (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae). Records of the Australian Museum 8: 1-160 [Date published 29 April] [92, figs 78A, B]
Wilson, B. 1994. Australian marine shells. Prosobranch gastropods. Kallaroo, WA : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 2 370 pp. [31, pl. 1, figs 11a-b]
Common Name References
Coleman, N. 1975. What Shell is That? Sydney : Lansdowne Press 298 pp. [278] (Tweed Heads Murex)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | MURICIDAE | 15-Jun-2017 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | 12-Oct-2011 | ADDED | ||
| 06-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED |