Species Varicopeza pauxilla (A. Adams, 1855)
- Cerithidea pauxilla Adams, A. 1855. A Monograph of Cerithidea, a genus of Mollusca, with descriptions of several new species, from the Collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq.: to which are added, descriptions of two new species of Colina and one of Donax. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1854(Part 22): 83-87 [86].
Type data:
Holotype Burias, Philippines. - Cerithium bicanaliferum Brazier, J. 1877. Shells collected during the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1(4): 311-321 [317].
Type data:
Lectotype AM C.171157 dry, sandy mud, Torres Strait, Darnley Island, Queensland, Australia. 55 m depth [9°34'58.8"S, 143°46'1.2"E]. - Cerithium trigonostomum Melvill, J.C. 1910. Descriptions of twenty-nine species of marine mollusca from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and North Arabian Sea, mostly collected by Mr. F.W. Townsend, of the Indo-European Telegraph Service. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 8 6: pl.1-2 [10, pl. 1, fig. 15].
Type data:
Lectotype 40 fms, Merkan Coast, Charbar (Pakistan). - Argyropeza involuta Thiele, J. 1925. Gastropoda der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition. Theil 2. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 17(2): 35-382, pls 313-346 [120, pl. 21, figs 20, 20a].
Type data:
Holotype sta.245, 5º27.9'; 39º18.8'E at 463 m (near Zanzibar). - Varicopeza varicopeza Gründel, J. 1976. Taxonomie und Phylogenie der Bittium-Gruppe (Gastropoda, Cerithiacea). Malakologische Abhandlungen 5(3): 33-59, pls 1-2 [46, figs 8,11,12,13].
Type data:
Holotype 0º30'S, 107º5'W, South China Sea.
Generic Combinations
- Varicopeza pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854). —
Houbrick, R.S. 1980. Reappraisal of the gastropod genus Varicopeza Gründel (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 93: 525-535 [526] - Cerithium pauxillum (A. Adams, 1854). —
Sowerby, G.B. (ed.) 1854. Thesaurus Conchyliorum or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 2 pp. 439-899. [889, pl. 186, fig. 294]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from Red Sea to Papua New Guinea
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Continental slope, marine, mud-silt, sand.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds on detritus.
General References
Houbrick, R.S. 1980. Reappraisal of the gastropod genus Varicopeza Gründel (Cerithiidae: Prosobranchia). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 93: 525-535 [526, 529]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIIDAE | 09-Feb-2015 | MODIFIED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 10-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED |