Species Polinices powisianus (Récluz, 1844)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Natica powisiana Récluz, C.A. 1844. Descriptions of new species of Navicella, Neritina, Nerita and Natica, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11(130): 197-214 [210].
• Natica cumingiana Récluz, C.A. 1844. Descriptions of new species of Navicella, Neritina, Nerita and Natica, in the cabinet of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 11(130): 197-214 [210].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1991088, Cayo Island, Philippines.

 

Generic Combinations

• Polinices powisianus (Récluz, 1844).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Marine.

 

General References

Cotton, B.C. 1964. Molluscs of Arnhem Land. Records of the American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land 4 (Zoology): 9–43 [19]

Streitz, M. 1992. Moon Shells of Thailand. Part 2. Xenophora. Association française de conchyliologie 60: 12-25 [13-14]

Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [222, pl. 36, fig. 38]

Wilson, B.R. & Gillett, K. 1971. Australian shells: illustrating and describing 600 species of marine gastropods found in Australian waters. Sydney : Reed Books 168 pp. [64, pl. 45, figs 5-5a]

 

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. [135] (Chestnut-banded Sand Snail)

Wilson, B. 2002. A handbook to Australian seashells on seashores east to west and north to south. Sydney : Reed New Holland 185 pp. [122, pl. 123] (Umbilicate Moon Snail)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975	12-Nov-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS)
01-Jun-2021	NATICIDAE	26-Jul-2012	MOVED	Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM)
01-Jun-2021		23-Jul-2012	MOVED
		17-Feb-2012	MODIFIED