Species Tylospira scutulata (Gmelin, 1791)
Ostrich Foot Shell
- Buccinum scutulata Gmelin J.F. 1791. Caroli a Linné. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Lipsiae : Georg. Emanuel. Beer Vermes. Vol. 1(Part 6) pp. 3021–3910. [officially regarded by the ICZN Opinion 296 (26 Oct 1954) as the 13th edition of Systema Naturae] [3498].
Type data:
Status unknown, Botany Bay, Sydney, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Tylospira scutulata (Gmelin, 1791). —
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 [49]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental shelf, in sand, marine, subtidal.
Extra Ecological Information
5-90 m
General References
Beechey, D. 2007. Tylospira scutulata (Gmelin, 1791). The seashells of New South Wales website. http://seashellsofnsw.org.au/Struthiolariidae/Pages/Tylospira_scutulata.htm (date accessed 1/3/2012)
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 [49]
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. [96] (Ostrich Foot Shell)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | STROMBOIDEA | 01-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 03-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |