Species Variciscala raricostata (Sowerby, 1844)
- Scalaria raricostata Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1844. Monograph of the genus Scalaria. 83-108, pl. 32-35 in Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 1. [93, pl. 34, figs. 79–80].
- Cirsotrema kelea Iredale, T. 1930. Queensland Molluscan notes, No. 2. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 10(1): 73–88 [87, pl. 9, fig. 16] [subjective synonym].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.57741, Michaelmas Cay, Queensland. - Cirsotrema rariforme Abbott, R.T. & Dance, S.P. 1982. Compendium of Seashells: a colour guide to more than 4,200 of the world's marine shells. New York : E. P. Dutton pp. i-x, 1-411. [subjective synonym].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Generic Combinations
- Variciscala raricostata (Lamarck, 1822). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [281, pl. 44, fig. 10]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific. Weil et al (1999) include WA in the range without being specific. Gulf of Oman (Bosch et al. 1995: 109) to Queensland, Australia (Wilson 1993: 281)
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Distribution References
- Bosch, D.T., Dance, S.P., Moolenbeek, R.G. & Oliver P.G. 1995. Seashells of eastern Arabia. Dubai : Motivate Publishing pp. 296.
- Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp.
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp.
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Bouchet, P. 2015. Variciscala raricostata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=524113 (Accessed on 2015-09-11)
Brown, L.G. & Neville, B.D. 2015. Catalog of the recent taxa of the families Epitoniidae and Nystiellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) with a bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature. Zootaxa 3907(1): 1-188 [129]
Melvill, J.C. & Standen, R. 1901. The Mollusca of the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and the Arabian Sea, as evidenced mainly through the collections of Mr. F.W. Townsend, 1893-1900; with descriptions of new species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1901(ii): 327-460 pls xxi-xxiv [356]
Weil, A., Brown, L & Neville, B. 1999. The Wentletrap Book (Guide to the Recent Epitoniidae of the world). Rome : Evolver 244 pp. [110, fig. 353]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [281, pl. 44, fig. 10]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|
01-Jun-2021 | EPITONIOIDEA | 08-Jan-2016 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Lyn Randall |
13-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |