Species Varicospira cancellata (Lamarck, 1816)
Cancellated Beak Shell
- Rostellaria fisurella Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema naturae, per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum caracteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Holmiae [= Stockholm] : L. Salvii Tomus I. Regnum Animale(pars 2) Editio duodecima, reformata [3 vols., 1766–68], pp. 533–1327. [1212, no. 511] [nomen dubium; see notes on taxon in Hanley, S. 1855. Ipsa Linnaei Conchylia. The shells of Linnaeus, determined from his manuscripts and collection. London : Williams & Norgate 556 pp., 5 pls. [274]; ?nomen dubium].
- Strombus cancellata Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de Monet de 1799. Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification de coquilles, comprenent une réaction appropiée de charactères génériques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 1: 63-91 [May 1799] [year uncertain, Cotton, B.C. 1953. No. 3. Strombidae. Royal Society of South Australia, Malacological Section use the above reference as the original, while other authors use Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de M. 1816. Liste des objects representes. In, Bruguiére, J.G. (ed). Tableau encyclopaedique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Vol. 23 pp. pls 391-488].
Secondary source:
Cotton, B.C. 1953. No. 3. Strombidae. Royal Society of South Australia Malacological Section 4pp. (as Rimella cancellata Lamarck, 1799); Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [160] (as Rimella cancellata Lamarck, 1816).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Subba Rao, N.V. 1977. On collection of Strombidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and western Indian Ocean - 2. Genera Lambis, Terebellum, Tibia and Rimella. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 19(1): 21-34 [32]
- Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [159]
Generic Combinations
- Varicospira cancellata (Lamarck, 1816). —
Raven, H 2002. Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 1. Stromboidea (Gastropoda, Strombidae, Rostellariidae, Seraphidae). Vita Malacologica 1: 3-32 [21, pl. 10. fig. 59] - Rimella cancellata (Lamarck, 1816). —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [160, pl. 21, figs 18a-b]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific. Also Cape York (C.40824)
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Intertidal, marine, sand bottom, shallow subtidal, subtidal.
General References
Kreipl, K. & Poppe, G.T. 1999. A Conchological Iconography: The Family Strombidae. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 59 pp., 130 pls. [17, pl. 6, figs 3, 4]
Raven, H 2002. Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo. 1. Stromboidea (Gastropoda, Strombidae, Rostellariidae, Seraphidae). Vita Malacologica 1: 3-32 [21, pl. 10. fig. 59]
Subba Rao, N.V. 1977. On collection of Strombidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and western Indian Ocean - 2. Genera Lambis, Terebellum, Tibia and Rimella. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of India 19(1): 21-34 [32]
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [160, pl. 21, figs 18a-b]
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. [102] (Cancellated Beak Shell)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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01-Jun-2021 | STROMBOIDEA | 25-Jul-2012 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
01-Jun-2021 | 25-Jul-2012 | MOVED | ||
01-Jun-2021 | 20-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |